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Discontinuity, Nonlinearity, and Complexity 14(3) (2025) 511--517 | DOI:10.5890/DNC.2025.09.005

Mei-Qin Zhan

Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of North Florida, Jacksonville, FL 32224, USA

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Abstract

In this article, we study the quasigeostrophic equation, which is a prototypical geophysical fluid model. We will show the existence of positive solutions and almost time-periodic solutions.

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