A monopolar vortex encounters a north-south ridge or trough
J.H.G.M. van Geffen and P.A. Davies
Fluid Dynamics Research 26 157--179 (1999)
Acknowledgements
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.
The comments of two anonymous reviewers led to substantial improvements in
the text and the authors are pleased to thank them for their generosity.
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