Modeling atmospheric and oceanic flows : insights from laboratory experiments and numerical simulations / Thomas Von Larcher, Paul D. Williams, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Larcher, Thomas von, editor.

Williams, Paul D. (Paul David), 1977- editor.

Series:

Geophysical monograph series ; 205.

Geophysical Monograph Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Atmospheric physics.

Oceanography.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (386 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, District of Columbia ; Hoboken, New Jersey : American Geophysical Union : Wiley, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Modeling Atmospheric and Oceanic Flows: Insights from Laboratory Experiments and Numerical Simulations provides a broad overview of recent progress in using laboratory experiments and numerical simulations to model atmospheric and oceanic fluid motions. This volume not only surveys novel research topics in laboratory experimentation, but also highlights recent developments in the corresponding computational simulations. As computing power grows exponentially and better numerical codes are developed, the interplay between numerical simulations and laboratory experiments is gaining paramount im

Contents:

Modeling Atmospheric and Oceanic Flows: Insights from Laboratory Experiments and Numerical Simulations; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Simulations of Natural Flows in the Laboratory and on a Computer; References; Section I Baroclinic-Driven Flows; Chapter 1 General Circulation of Planetary Atmospheres: Insights from Rotating Annulus and Related Experiments; 1.1. Laboratory Experiments as "Models" of Physical Systems; 1.2. Rotating, Stratified Experiments and Global Circulation of Atmospheres and Oceans; 1.3. Flow Regimes and Transitions

1.4. Heat Transport and Role of Baroclinic Waves1.5. Discussion; References; Chapter 2 Primary Flow Transitions in the Baroclinic Annulus: Prandtl Number Effects; 2.1. Introduction; 2.2. Model; 2.3. Transition Curve; 2.4. Nonlinear Analysis; 2.5. Conclusion and Future Work; References; Chapter 3 Amplitude Vacillation in Baroclinic Flows; 3.1. Phenomenology of Amplitude Vacillation; 3.2. Mechanics of Amplitude Vacillation; 3.3. Modelling Approaches; 3.4. Wave Interactions; 3.5. Prandtl Number Effects; 3.6. Other Forms of Vacillation

3.7. Amplitude Vacillation as Step Toward Chaos and Turbulence3.8. Conclusion; Appendix A: Morals Code Setup; Appendix B: Low-Order Model of Boundary Layer Feedback; References; Section II Balanced and Unbalanced Flows; Chapter 4 Rotation Effects on Wall-Bounded Flows: Some Laboratory Experiments; 4.1. Introduction; 4.2. Flow Parameters and Features of Some Rotating Flows; 4.3. Laboratory Facilities; 4.4. Some Intriguing Results in Rotating Flows; 4.5. Conclusions; References; Chapter 5 Altimetry in a GFD Laboratory and Flows on the Polar β-Plane; 5.1. Introduction; 5.2. Polar β-Plane

5.3. Altimetric Imaging Velocimetry5.4. Inertial and Planetary/Topographic Waves; 5.5. Observations; 5.6. Summary; References; Chapter 6 Instabilities of Shallow-Water Flows with Vertical Shear in the Rotating Annulus; 6.1. Introduction; 6.2. Stability of Fronts Under Rigid Lid; 6.3. Stability of Outcropping Buoyancy-Driven Boundary Currents; 6.4. Impact of Bathymetry on Instabilities; 6.5. Summary and Discussion; References; Chapter 7 Laboratory Experiments on Flows Over Bottom Topography; 7.1. Introduction; 7.2. Theory and Experimental Background; 7.3. Large-Scale Experiments O(10 M)

7.4. Medium-Scale Experiments O(1 M)7.5. Small-Scale Experiments O(0.1 M); 7.6. Concluding Remarks; References; Chapter 8 Direct Numerical Simulations of Laboratory-Scale Stratified Turbulence; 8.1. Introduction; 8.2. Background; 8.3. Direct Numerical Simulation; 8.4. Discussion and Conclusions; References; Section III Atmospheric Flows; Chapter 9 Numerical Simulation (DNS, LES) of Geophysical Laboratory Experiments: Quasi-Biennial Oscillation (QBO) Analogue and Simulations Toward Madden-Julian Oscillation (MJO) Analogue; 9.1. Introduction; 9.2. Quasi-Biennial Oscillation

9.3. Madden-Julian Oscillation

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed October 29, 2014).

ISBN:

9781118855928

1118855922

9781118856024

1118856023

9781118855904

1118855906

OCLC:

893739691