Quasi-steady flow of a rotating stratified fluid in a sphere

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Jul 1976

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1976jfm....76..209f&link_type=abstract

Journal of Fluid Mechanics, vol. 76, July 28, 1976, p. 209-228.

Physics

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Rotating Fluids, Solar Rotation, Spin Dynamics, Stratified Flow, Boussinesq Approximation, Solar Physics, Unsteady Flow

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The steady and quasi-steady motion achieved in a rotating stratified sphere of fluid is studied in the context of a linearized Boussinesq model. In certain parameter ranges an explicit expression is obtained for the flow field as a functional of the surface stress. The non-singular interior solution is used to examine the behavior of the boundary layer close to the equator. The results agree with previous conclusions about the behavior of a rotating stratified fluid in simpler geometries. Viewing the problem as a simple model for the interior core of the sun, this work indicates a solar spin-down time that is within the lifetime of the sun.

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