Interaction of a monopolar vortex with a topographic ridge
J.H.G.M. van Geffen and P.A. Davies
Geophys. & Astrophys. Fluid Dynam. 90, 1--41 (1999)
Acknowledgements
The authors would like to thank G.J.F.~van Heijst for many useful
discussions and suggestions.
The research described in this paper is financed by the TMR-MAST
programme of the European Union (MAS3-CT96-5012, DG12-ASAL);
the authors gratefully acknowledge this support.
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