Rossby waves in “shallow water” magnetohydrodynamics

2007/03/31 by T. V. Zaqarashvili, R. Oliver, J. L. Ballester +1 · 5 citations
Earth and Planetary Sciences · Physics and Astronomy · #Geophysics and Gravity Measurements #Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes #Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics #astro-ph

paper · pdf · doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20077382

arxiv created 2007/06/04 · openalex publication_date 2007/06/06 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/01

Abstract

Aims.The influence of a toroidal magnetic field on the dynamics of Rossby waves in a thin layer of ideal conductive fluid on a rotating sphere is studied in the “shallow water” magnetohydrodynamic approximation for the first time.

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