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Stability of Quasi-Two-Dimensional Vortices

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Fronts, Waves and Vortices in Geophysical Flows

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Large-scale coherent vortices are ubiquitous features of geophysical flows. They have been observed as well at the surface of the ocean as a result of meandering of surface currents but also in the deep ocean where, for example, water flowing out of the Mediterranean sea sinks to about 1000 m deep into the Atlantic ocean and forms long-lived vortices named Meddies (Mediterranean eddies).

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Chomaz, JM., Ortiz, S., Gallaire, F., Billant, P. (2010). Stability of Quasi-Two-Dimensional Vortices. In: Flor, JB. (eds) Fronts, Waves and Vortices in Geophysical Flows. Lecture Notes in Physics, vol 805. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-11587-5_2

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