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Fluid dynamics

a nested vertical shear layer that forms in rapidly rotating fluids between regions rotating at different rates.

In fluid dynamics, Stewartson layer refers to a nested vertical shear layer that forms in rapidly rotating fluids between regions rotating at different rates. This meaning comes from Stewartson (1957) in Journal of Fluid Mechanics.[1]

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References

Stewartson, K. (1957). On almost rigid rotations. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 3(1), 17-26. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022112057000452

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