Global exact controllability of the 2D Navier-Stokes equations on a manifold without boundary (Q1264809)

The main result is on global exact controllability of the Navier-Stokes equations in a two-dimensional connected compact Riemannian manifold without boundary; the control is applied on an arbitrary nonempty open subset of the surface. The proof combines global approximate controllability with local exact controllability. The authors point out a possible application to climate control theory, where the manifold is the surface of a sphere.