Abstract
Oceanic flows have the property to self-organize into large scale coherent structures such as rings (robust vortices) and jets. The concomitant turbulent nature of such flows, and their self-organization property, gives a strong incentive for a statistical mechanics approach. Here we apply equilibrium statistical mechanics theory to a simple ocean model, in order to answer basic questions: What are the shape of the coherent structures? What is their drift? When are they unstable?
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 072024 |
| Journal | Journal of Physics: Conference Series |
| Volume | 318 |
| Issue number | SECTION 7 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2011 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | 13th European Turbulence Conference, ETC13 - Warsaw, Poland Duration: 12 Sept 2011 → 15 Sept 2011 |