Direct and Inverse Energy Cascades in the Ocean during Vortex Elongation
В. В. Жмур, Т. В. Белоненко, Е. В. Новоселова, B. P. Suetin
Abstract
Abstract When mesoscale vortices interact with the flow, there are three variants of their behavior: rotation, nutational oscillations, and unlimited elongation. This work describes the physical conditions of vortex transformation into filaments. The proportion of vortices that are stretching out into filaments in the World Ocean and some regions, redistributing the energy from mesoscale to submesoscale, is calculated.
Topics & Concepts
Mesoscale meteorologyVortexElongationRotation (mathematics)GeologyFlow (mathematics)InverseTourbillonWork (physics)MechanicsPhysicsGeometryClimatologyMaterials scienceThermodynamicsMetallurgyUltimate tensile strengthMathematicsOceanographic and Atmospheric ProcessesGeophysics and Gravity MeasurementsOcean Waves and Remote Sensing