A Taylor column, named after the British scientist G.I. Taylor, is a phenomenon observed in fluid dynamics, particularly in the context of rotating fluids and geophysical flows. It occurs when a stable, rotating fluid body is subject to a disturbance, causing the fluid to adjust its motion in a way that it maintains vertical coherence, resulting in a column-like structure of fluid that extends vertically through the depth of the fluid layer.
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