Rossby wave equilibria and zonal jets

Details Rossby wave equilibria and zonal jets Rossby wave equilibria and zonal jets

2005-08-05

arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0508168v1

Physics

Condensed Matter

Statistical Mechanics

4 pages, 2 figures

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The problem of coherent vortex and zonal jet formation in a system of nonlinear Rossby waves is considered from the point of view of the late time steady state achieved by free decay of a given initial state. Statistical equilibrium equations respecting all conservation laws are constructed, generalizing those derived previously for 2D inviscid Euler flow. Jet-like solutions are ubiquitous, with large coherent vortices existing only when there is uniform background flow with the precise velocity to cancel the beta effect.

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