Regularity results for linear elliptic problems related to the primitive equations. (Q696199)

The authors deal with the regularity of solutions of the GFD-Stokes problem, namely: \[ \begin{aligned} -\Delta v-\frac{\partial^2v}{\partial x_3^2}+ \operatorname{grad}p= f_1 &\quad\text{in }M^\varepsilon,\\ \int_{-\varepsilon h}^0 \operatorname{div}v=0 &\quad\text{on }\Gamma_i,\\ \frac{\partial v}{\partial x_3}+ \alpha_vv=g_v &\quad\text{on }\Gamma_i,\\ v=0 &\quad\text{on }\Gamma_b\cup\Gamma_\ell, \end{aligned}\tag{1} \] where \(v=v(x_1,x_2,x_3)\in\mathbb R^2\), and \(p=p(x_1,x_2)\) are the unknown functions, \(f_1\) is the external volume force, \(\alpha_v>0\), \(g_v\) are given. Here the domain occupied by the ocean is of the form \[ M_\varepsilon= \{(x_1,x_2,x_3)\in\mathbb R^3\mid (x_1,x_2)\in\Gamma_i,\;-\varepsilon h(x_1,x_2)< x_3<0\}, \] and its boundary \(\partial M_\varepsilon= \Gamma_i\cup\Gamma_b\cup\Gamma_\ell\), where \(\Gamma_i\) is the interface between the ocean and atmosphere, \(\Gamma_b\) is the bottom boundary of the ocean and \(\Gamma_\ell\) is its lateral boundary. Moreover the authors are also interested in the regularity of solutions of the following elliptic problem related to the equation of the temperature \(T\) or the equation of salinity: \[ \begin{aligned} -\Delta T- \frac{\partial^2T}{\partial x_3^2}= f_2 &\quad\text{in }M_\varepsilon,\\ \frac{\partial T}{\partial x_3}+ \alpha_TT=g_T &\quad\text{on }\Gamma_i,\\ \frac{\partial T}{\partial n}=0 &\quad\text{on }\Gamma_b\cup\Gamma_l, \end{aligned}\tag{2} \] where \(T=T(x_1,x_2,x_3)\in\mathbb R\) is the unknown function, \(f_2\) is the heating source inside the ocean, \(\alpha_T>0\), \(g_T\) is given, \(n\) is the unit outward normal to the boundary.