The stability of ultra-long waves on a m
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John H. E. Clark
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Article
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1978
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract The stability of a small but finite amplitude stationary baroclinic ultra‐long wave associated with a constant zonal flow is considered. A trapped primary is found to be stable, but a propagating primary can be unstable with minimum e‐folding times of two to four days for wavenumbers on