The modification of turbulent thermal wind balance by non-traditional effects

DOI10.1017/JFM.2021.669MaRDI QIDQ5152949zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Matthew N. Crowe

Publication date 28 September 2021

Published in Journal of Fluid Mechanics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/2103.08549

zbMATH Keywords

asymptotic solutiondispersionhorizontal buoyancy gradientnon-traditional rotating flowocean circulationturbulent mixing

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Turbulent transport, mixing (76F25) Asymptotic methods, singular perturbations applied to problems in fluid mechanics (76M45) Geophysical flows (76U60) Hydrology, hydrography, oceanography (86A05)

Abstract: The meridional component of the earth's rotation is often neglected in geophysical contexts. This is referred to as the `traditional approximation' and is justified by the typically small vertical velocity and aspect ratio of such problems. Ocean fronts are regions of strong horizontal buoyancy gradient and are associated with strong vertical transport of tracers and nutrients. Given these comparatively large vertical velocities, non-traditional rotation may play a role in governing frontal dynamics. Here the effects of non-traditional rotation on a front in turbulent thermal wind balance are considered using an asymptotic approach. Solutions are presented for a general horizontal buoyancy profile and examined in the simple case of a straight front. Non-traditional effects are found to depend strongly on the direction of the front and may lead to the generation of jets and the modification of the frontal circulation and vertical transport.

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