Dynamics of Vortex Structures in a Stratified Rotating Fluid

Dynamics of Vortex Structures in a Stratified Rotating Fluid

Author: Mikhail A. Sokolovskiy

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2013-08-28

Total Pages: 392

ISBN-13: 3319007890

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This book presents an extensive analysis of the dynamics of discrete and distributed baroclinic vortices in a multi-layer fluid that characterizes the main features of the large and mesoscales dynamics of the atmosphere and the ocean. It widely covers the case of hetonic situations as well as the case of intrathermocline vortices that are familiar in oceanographic and of recognized importance for heat and mass transfers. Extensive typology of such baroclinic eddies is made and analysed with the help of theoretical development and numerical computations. As a whole it gives an overview and synthesis of all the many situations that can be encountered based on the long history of the theory of vortex motion and on many new situations. It gives a renewed insight on the extraordinary richness of vortex dynamics and open the way for new theoretical, observational and experimental advances. This volume is of interest to experts in physical oceanography, meteorology, hydrodynamics, dynamic systems, involved in theoretical, experimental and applied research and lecturers, post-graduate students, and students in these fields.


Vorticity and Vortex Dynamics

Vorticity and Vortex Dynamics

Author: Jie-Zhi Wu

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2007-04-20

Total Pages: 776

ISBN-13: 3540290281

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This book is a comprehensive and intensive monograph for scientists, engineers and applied mathematicians, as well as graduate students in fluid dynamics. It starts with a brief review of fundamentals of fluid dynamics, with an innovative emphasis on the intrinsic orthogonal decomposition of fluid dynamic process, by which one naturally identifies the content and scope of vorticity and vortex dynamics. This is followed by a detailed presentation of vorticity dynamics as the basis of later development. In vortex dynamics part the book deals with the formation, motion, interaction, stability, and breakdown of various vortices. Typical vortex structures are analyzed in laminar, transitional, and turbulent flows, including stratified and rotational fluids. Physical understanding of vertical flow phenomena and mechanisms is the first priority throughout the book. To make the book self-contained, some mathematical background is briefly presented in the main text, but major prerequisites are systematically given in appendices. Material usually not seen in books on vortex dynamics is included, such as geophysical vortex dynamics, aerodynamic vortical flow diagnostics and management.


Turbulence in Rotating, Stratified and Electrically Conducting Fluids

Turbulence in Rotating, Stratified and Electrically Conducting Fluids

Author: P. A. Davidson

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2013-09-12

Total Pages: 701

ISBN-13: 1107434343

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There are two recurring themes in astrophysical and geophysical fluid mechanics: waves and turbulence. This book investigates how turbulence responds to rotation, stratification or magnetic fields, identifying common themes, where they exist, as well as the essential differences which inevitably arise between different classes of flow. The discussion is developed from first principles, making the book suitable for graduate students as well as professional researchers. The author focuses first on the fundamentals and then progresses to such topics as the atmospheric boundary layer, turbulence in the upper atmosphere, turbulence in the core of the earth, zonal winds in the giant planets, turbulence within the interior of the sun, the solar wind, and turbulent flows in accretion discs. The book will appeal to engineers, geophysicists, astrophysicists and applied mathematicians who are interested in naturally occurring turbulent flows.


Zonal Jets

Zonal Jets

Author: Boris Galperin

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2019-02-28

Total Pages: 527

ISBN-13: 1107043883

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Presents a comprehensive, multidisciplinary volume on the physics of zonal jets, from the leading experts, for graduate students and researchers.


Fundamental Planetary Science

Fundamental Planetary Science

Author: Jack J. Lissauer

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2013-09-09

Total Pages: 601

ISBN-13: 1107354617

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A quantitative introduction to the Solar System and planetary systems science for advanced undergraduate students, this engaging new textbook explains the wide variety of physical, chemical and geological processes that govern the motions and properties of planets. The authors provide an overview of our current knowledge and discuss some of the unanswered questions at the forefront of research in planetary science and astrobiology today. They combine knowledge of the Solar System and the properties of extrasolar planets with astrophysical observations of ongoing star and planet formation, offering a comprehensive model for understanding the origin of planetary systems. The book concludes with an introduction to the fundamental properties of living organisms and the relationship that life has to its host planet. With more than 200 exercises to help students learn how to apply the concepts covered, this textbook is ideal for a one-semester or two-quarter course for undergraduate students.


Fluid Dynamics of the Mid-Latitude Atmosphere

Fluid Dynamics of the Mid-Latitude Atmosphere

Author: Brian J. Hoskins

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2014-08-28

Total Pages: 434

ISBN-13: 111852604X

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This book gives a coherent development of the current understanding of the fluid dynamics of the middle latitude atmosphere. It is primarily aimed at post-graduate and advanced undergraduate level students and does not assume any previous knowledge of fluid mechanics, meteorology or atmospheric science. The book will be an invaluable resource for any quantitative atmospheric scientist who wishes to increase their understanding of the subject. The importance of the rotation of the Earth and the stable stratification of its atmosphere, with their implications for the balance of larger-scale flows, is highlighted throughout. Clearly structured throughout, the first of three themes deals with the development of the basic equations for an atmosphere on a rotating, spherical planet and discusses scale analyses of these equations. The second theme explores the importance of rotation and introduces vorticity and potential vorticity, as well as turbulence. In the third theme, the concepts developed in the first two themes are used to give an understanding of balanced motion in real atmospheric phenomena. It starts with quasi-geostrophic theory and moves on to linear and nonlinear theories for mid-latitude weather systems and their fronts. The potential vorticity perspective on weather systems is highlighted with a discussion of the Rossby wave propagation and potential vorticity mixing covered in the final chapter.


Vortex Dynamics

Vortex Dynamics

Author: P. G. Saffman

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 1995-02-24

Total Pages: 332

ISBN-13: 9780521477390

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Vortex dynamics is a natural paradigm for the field of chaotic motion and modern dynamical system theory. However, this volume focuses on those aspects of fluid motion that are primarily controlled by the vorticity and are such that the effects of the other fluid properties are secondary.


IUTAM Symposium on Hamiltonian Dynamics, Vortex Structures, Turbulence

IUTAM Symposium on Hamiltonian Dynamics, Vortex Structures, Turbulence

Author: Alexey V. Borisov

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2007-12-22

Total Pages: 501

ISBN-13: 1402067445

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This work brings together previously unpublished notes contributed by participants of the IUTAM Symposium on Hamiltonian Dynamics, Vortex Structures, Turbulence (Moscow, 25-30 August 2006). The study of vortex motion is of great interest to fluid and gas dynamics: since all real flows are vortical in nature, applications of the vortex theory are extremely diverse, many of them (e.g. aircraft dynamics, atmospheric and ocean phenomena) being especially important.


Mechanics of Fluids

Mechanics of Fluids

Author: Joseph M. Powers

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2023-06-29

Total Pages: 721

ISBN-13: 1316515699

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An accessible, rigorous introduction to fluid mechanics, with a robust emphasis on theoretical foundations and mathematical exposition.


Theoretical and Applied Mechanics

Theoretical and Applied Mechanics

Author: P. Germain

Publisher: Elsevier

Published: 2012-12-02

Total Pages: 495

ISBN-13: 0444600205

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Contained in this volume are the full texts of the invited general and sectional lectures presented at this conference. The entire field of mechanics is covered, including analytical, solid and fluid mechanics and their applications. Invited papers on the following topics are also presented: Mechanics of large deformation and damage; The dynamics of two-phase flows; Mechanics of the earth's crust.The papers are written by leading experts and provide a valuable key to the latest and most important developments in various sub-fields of mechanics.