Small scale quasigeostrophic convective turbulence at large Rayleigh number
Tobias G. Oliver, Adrienne S. Jacobi, Keith Julien, Michael A. Calkins
Abstract
We investigate the most turbulent simulations to date for rapidly rotating convection in a plane layer geometry. The results show that the flow remains viscously controlled across the investigated parameter space, and that the length scales present within the flow remain comparable to those predicted by linear theory.
Topics & Concepts
TurbulenceConvectionMechanicsPhysicsPlane (geometry)Space (punctuation)Flow (mathematics)Scale (ratio)Rayleigh numberRayleigh scatteringMeteorologyClassical mechanicsGeometryMathematicsNatural convectionOpticsComputer scienceOperating systemQuantum mechanicsGeomagnetism and Paleomagnetism StudiesFluid Dynamics and Turbulent FlowsSolar and Space Plasma Dynamics