The structure of zonal jets in shallow water turbulence on the sphere

R. K. Scott

doi:10.1007/978-94-007-0360-5_20

The structure of zonal jets in shallow water turbulence on the sphere

R. K. Scott

School of Mathematics and Statistics

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Abstract

This paper reviews some recent results concerning the formation and structure of zonal jets in forced shallow water turbulence on the surface of a rotating sphere. Attention is given to the role of the Rossby deformation radius in determining the degree to which jets align zonally; to the limiting case of the axisymmetric "potential vorticity staircase"; and to the issue of equatorial superrotation, which is shown to arise robustly when energy is dissipated through a representation of radiative relaxation.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	IUTAM SYMPOSIUM ON TURBULENCE IN THE ATMOSPHERE AND OCEANS
Editors	D Dritschel
Place of Publication	NEW YORK
Publisher	Springer
Pages	243-252
Number of pages	10
ISBN (Print)	978-94-007-0359-9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-0360-5_20
Publication status	Published - 2010
Event	IUTAM Symposium Rotating Stratified Turbulence and Turbulence in the Atmosphere and Oceans - Cambridge Duration: 8 Dec 2008 → 12 Dec 2008

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Conference	IUTAM Symposium Rotating Stratified Turbulence and Turbulence in the Atmosphere and Oceans
City	Cambridge
Period	8/12/08 → 12/12/08

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The structure of zonal jets in shallow water turbulence on the sphere

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