O. Aubert

The universal aspect ratio of vortices in rotating stratified flows: experiments and observations

We validate a new law for the aspect ratio

Universal scaling law for the aspect ratio of a pancake vortex in a rotating stratified medium

\alpha = H/L

Vortices in rotating and stratified flows: aspect ratio and sustainability

of vortices in a rotating, stratified flow, where

Layering of sustained vortices in rotating stratified fluids

H

Etude expérimentale et numérique des cyclones produits par aspiration dans des écoulements stratifiés tournants

and

An experimental and numerical study of cyclones produced by suction in rotating stratified flows

L

A Universal Diagnostic Equation for the Aspect Ratio of Oceanic Eddies and its Applications: Theory, Simulation, Experiment and Observation

are the vertical half-height and horizontal length scale of the vortices. The aspect ratio depends not only on the Coriolis parameter f and buoyancy (or Brunt-Vaisala) frequency

Lifetime and layering of vortices in rotating stratified fluids

\bar{N}

3D Structure and Internal Circulation of Pancake Vortices in Rotating Stratified Flows

of the background flow, but also on the buoyancy frequency

Forme et persistance de tourbillons lenticulaires dans les écoulements stratifiés tournants: du laboratoire à la Tâche Rouge de Jupiter!

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