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Series
Atmospheric science paper volume no. 177
Publisher
Colorado State University, Department of Atmospheric Science
Pub. Date
1972.
Language
English
Description
A linear theory is given for the case of steady thermal convection in a stratified fluid with a general thermal boundary condition at the upper and lower limits of the system. The theory is applied to a number of fluid systems and the results are discussed in terms of the Rayleigh number, the horizontal wave number and the vertical velocity and temperature perturbation profiles in the vertical.