Eddy-driven Zonal Jet Flows in the Laboratory
Zonal jets are a ubiquitous feature of the circulation of planetary atmospheres, oceans and interiors. Many of the dynamical mechanisms that lead to the formation and evolution of such jets can be reproduced and studied in laboratory experiments, which have proved to be important sources of insight...
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| author | Read, Peter Afanasyev, Yakov Aurnou, Jonathan Lemasquerier, Daphné |
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| description | Zonal jets are a ubiquitous feature of the circulation of planetary atmospheres, oceans and interiors. Many of the dynamical mechanisms that lead to the formation and evolution of such jets can be reproduced and studied in laboratory experiments, which have proved to be important sources of insight for understanding the nature of planetary jets. Here we introduce some of the key concepts underlying the production and maintenance of patterns of zonal jets in rotating and/or stratified flows. We then review a broad range of laboratory experiments that have helped to test and verify many of the dynamical mechanisms proposed to interpret geophysical jets involving the interaction of eddies and zonal flows. Laboratory experiments continue to have an important role to play in elucidating a quantitative understanding of zonal jets and their interactions with other aspects of planetary circulation systems. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-058cfc0f012648e0b1d8a3c9090100912025-02-07T13:54:24ZengAcadémie des sciencesComptes Rendus. Physique1878-15352024-12-0115110.5802/crphys.21310.5802/crphys.213Eddy-driven Zonal Jet Flows in the LaboratoryRead, Peter0Afanasyev, Yakov1Aurnou, Jonathan2Lemasquerier, Daphné3Department of Physics, University of Oxford, UKDepartment of Physics and Physical Oceanography, Memorial University of Newfoundland, CanadaDepartment of Earth, Planetary and Space Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, USASchool of Mathematics and Statistics, University of St Andrews, UKZonal jets are a ubiquitous feature of the circulation of planetary atmospheres, oceans and interiors. Many of the dynamical mechanisms that lead to the formation and evolution of such jets can be reproduced and studied in laboratory experiments, which have proved to be important sources of insight for understanding the nature of planetary jets. Here we introduce some of the key concepts underlying the production and maintenance of patterns of zonal jets in rotating and/or stratified flows. We then review a broad range of laboratory experiments that have helped to test and verify many of the dynamical mechanisms proposed to interpret geophysical jets involving the interaction of eddies and zonal flows. Laboratory experiments continue to have an important role to play in elucidating a quantitative understanding of zonal jets and their interactions with other aspects of planetary circulation systems.https://comptes-rendus.academie-sciences.fr/physique/articles/10.5802/crphys.213/jetseddiesReynolds stresswave-zonal flow interactionRossby waves |
| spellingShingle | Read, Peter Afanasyev, Yakov Aurnou, Jonathan Lemasquerier, Daphné Eddy-driven Zonal Jet Flows in the Laboratory Comptes Rendus. Physique jets eddies Reynolds stress wave-zonal flow interaction Rossby waves |
| title | Eddy-driven Zonal Jet Flows in the Laboratory |
| title_full | Eddy-driven Zonal Jet Flows in the Laboratory |
| title_fullStr | Eddy-driven Zonal Jet Flows in the Laboratory |
| title_full_unstemmed | Eddy-driven Zonal Jet Flows in the Laboratory |
| title_short | Eddy-driven Zonal Jet Flows in the Laboratory |
| title_sort | eddy driven zonal jet flows in the laboratory |
| topic | jets eddies Reynolds stress wave-zonal flow interaction Rossby waves |
| url | https://comptes-rendus.academie-sciences.fr/physique/articles/10.5802/crphys.213/ |
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