Tropical atmospheric circulations: dynamic stability and transitions

DOI10.3934/DCDS.2010.26.1399MaRDI QIDQ2379745zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Tian Ma, Shouhong Wang

Publication date 22 March 2010

Published in Discrete and Continuous Dynamical Systems (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/0903.2106

zbMATH Keywords

dynamic transitionEl Niño southern oscillation (ENSO)metastable statesnew mechanism of ENSOtropical atmospheric circulationWalker circulation

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Navier-Stokes equations (35Q30) General theory of rotating fluids (76U05) Meteorology and atmospheric physics (86A10)

Abstract: In this article, we present a mathematical theory of the Walker circulation of the large-scale atmosphere over the tropics. This study leads to a new metastable state oscillation theory for the El Nino Southern Oscillation (ENSO), a typical inter-annual climate low frequency oscillation. The mathematical analysis is based on 1) the dynamic transition theory, 2) the geometric theory of incompressible flows, and 3) the scaling law for proper effect of the turbulent friction terms, developed recently by the authors.

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