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Instabilities in a staircase stratified shear flow

Giordano PonettiTom S. EavesNeil Balmforth

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PhysicsComputational MechanicsAstronomy and Astrophysics02 engineering and technology01 natural sciencesInstability010305 fluids & plasmasPhysics::Fluid DynamicsInternal gravity wave020303 mechanical engineering & transportsGeophysicsClassical mechanics0203 mechanical engineeringGeochemistry and PetrologyMechanics of Materials0103 physical sciencesShear flow

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We study stratified shear flow instability where the density profile takes the form of a staircase of interfaces separating uniform layers. Internal gravity waves riding on density interfaces can r...

https://doi.org/10.1080/03091929.2017.1378877