Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics, Vol.103, No.2-3, 167-186, 2002
Stability of Hadley circulations in a Maxwell fluid
The linear stability of Hadley circulations in a Maxwell fluid is investigated when both boundaries are either rigid or free. The eigenvalue problems in both cases are solved by the Chebyshev Tau-QZ method. It is found that the elasticity has a destabilizing effect.