Large-scale convective ekman flow of viscous incompressible fluid in the equatorial zone

Abstract

The paper studies the large-scale convective flow of viscous incompressible fluid in the equatorial zone, taking into account two components of the Coriolis force. Temperature gradients are set at the flow boundaries. The Marangoni effect works on the free boundary. The existence and position of stagnation points is analyzed. The parameter values at which stagnation points can appear are determined. The possibility of a double stagnation point is shown. © 2020 American Institute of Physics Inc.. All rights reserved.