von Larcher / Williams Modeling Atmospheric and Oceanic Flows

Insights from Laboratory Experiments and Numerical Simulations
1. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-1-118-85592-8
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 368 Seiten, E-Book

Reihe: Geophysical Monograph Series

Modeling Atmospheric and Oceanic Flows: Insights from LaboratoryExperiments and Numerical Simulations provides a broad overview ofrecent progress in using laboratory experiments and numericalsimulations to model atmospheric and oceanic fluid motions. Thisvolume not only surveys novel research topics in laboratoryexperimentation, but also highlights recent developments in thecorresponding computational simulations. As computing power growsexponentially and better numerical codes are developed, theinterplay between numerical simulations and laboratory experimentsis gaining paramount importance within the scientific community.The lessons learnt from the laboratory-model comparisons inthis volume will act as a source of inspiration for the nextgeneration of experiments and simulations. Volume highlightsinclude:
* Topics pertaining to atmospheric science, climatephysics, physical oceanography, marine geology and geophysics
* Overview of the most advanced experimental andcomputational research in geophysics
* Recent developments in numerical simulations ofatmospheric and oceanic fluid motion
* Unique comparative analysis of the experimentaland numerical approaches to modeling fluid flow
Modeling Atmospheric and Oceanic Flows will be a valuableresource for graduate students, researchers, and professionals inthe fields of geophysics, atmospheric sciences, oceanography,climate science, hydrology, and experimental geosciences.

Autoren/Hrsg.

von Larcher, Thomas

Williams, Paul

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Contributors vii
Preface xi
Acknowledgments xiii
Introduction: Simulations of Natural Flows in the Laboratory andon a Computer 1
Paul F Linden
Section I: Baroclinic-Driven Flows
1 General Circulation of Planetary Atmospheres: Insights fromRotating Annulus and Related Experiments
9
Peter L Read, Edgar P Pérez, Irene M Moroz, and Roland M BYoung
2 Primary Flow Transitions in the Baroclinic Annulus: PrandtlNumber Effects 45
Gregory M Lewis, Nicolas Périnet, and Lennaert vanVeen
3 Amplitude Vacillation in Baroclinic Flows 61
Wolf-Gerrit Früh
Section II: Balanced and Unbalanced Flows
4 Rotation Effects on Wall-Bounded Flows: Some LaboratoryExperiments 85
P Henrik Alfredsson and Rebecca J Lingwood
5 Altimetry in a GFD Laboratory and Flows on the Polarbeta-Plane 101
Yakov D Afanasyev
6 Instabilities of Shallow-Water Flows with Vertical Shear inthe Rotating Annulus 119
Jonathan Gula and Vladimir Zeitlin
7 Laboratory Experiments on Flows Over Bottom Topography139
Luis Zavala Sansón and Gert-Jan van Heijst
8 Direct Numerical Simulations of Laboratory-Scale StratifiedTurbulence 159
Michael LWaite
Section III: Atmospheric Flows
9 Numerical Simulation (DNS, LES) of Geophysical LaboratoryExperiments: Quasi-Biennial Oscillation (QBO) Analogue andSimulations Toward Madden-Julian Oscillation (MJO) Analogue179
Nils PWedi
10 Internal Waves in Laboratory Experiments 193
Bruce Sutherland, Thierry Dauxois, and ThomasPeacock
11 Frontal Instabilities at Density-Shear Interfaces inRotating Two-Layer Stratified Fluids 213
Hélène Scolan, Roberto Verzicco, and Jan-BertFlór
Section IV: Oceanic Flows
12 Large-Amplitude Coastal Shelf Waves 231
Andrew L Stewart, Paul J Dellar, and Edward RJohnson
13 Laboratory Experiments With Abrupt Thermohaline Transitionsand Oscillations 255
John A Whitehead
14 Oceanic Island Wake Flows in the Laboratory 265
Alexandre Stegner
Section V: Advances in Methodology
15 Lagrangian Methods in Experimental Fluid Mechanics 279
Mickael Bourgoin, Jean-François Pinton, and RomainVolk
16 A High-Resolution Method for Direct Numerical Simulation ofInstabilities and Transitions in a Baroclinic Cavity 297
Anthony Randriamampianina and Emilia Crespo delArco
17 Orthogonal Decomposition Methods to Analyze PIV, LDV, andThermography Data of Thermally Driven Rotating Annulus LaboratoryExperiments 315
Uwe Harlander, Thomas von Larcher, Grady BWright, Michael Hoff,Kiril Alexandrov, and Christoph Egbers
Index 337