OSCILLATORY INTERNAL SHEAR LAYERS IN ROTATING AND PRECESSING FLOWS

被引:110
作者
HOLLERBACH, R [1 ]
KERSWELL, RR [1 ]
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[1] UNIV NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE,DEPT MATH & STAT,NEWCASTLE TYNE NE1 7RU,TYNE & WEAR,ENGLAND
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10.1017/S0022112095003338
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O3 [力学];
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08 ; 0801 ;
摘要
We present a direct numerical solution of a particular inertial oscillation, the so-called 'spin-over' mode, in spherical geometry. This mode is particularly relevant to the fluid flow within a precessing oblate spheroid. We demonstrate that the oscillatory Ekman layer breaks down at +/-30 degrees latitude, and that this breakdown spawns internal shear layers. We show that the structure of these shear layers is different for a full sphere and a spherical shell, as noted in the preceding paper (Kerswell 1995). Despite the existence of these shear layers, however, the numerical decay rates agree to within 1% with the asymptotic decay rates, which neglect any possible shear layers. Finally, we consider the nonlinear mean flow profiles driven by this mode, and demonstrate that our numerical results agree reasonably well with experimental results.
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页数:13
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