Turbulence in the Ocean and Atmosphere

Lecture Notes

Some lectures have additional material in the form of figures and movies referred to as graphics in the table below.

LEC #	TOPICS	GRAPHICS
1	Introduction (PDF - 1.0 MB)
2	Transition to Turbulence (PDF)
3	Statistics and Turbulence (PDF)
4-6	Convection (PDF)	Page 5: planforms Page 7: growth rate surfaces Page 7: stability bndry Page 9: lorenz eqns tau=0 Page 9: lorenz eqns tau=10 Page 11: mfa Page 11: 2d Page 12: rough surfaces Page 13: finite amp Page 14: surface convection Page 15: thermals Page 15: thermals in stratification Page 16: plumes Page 16: plumes in stratification
7-8	3D Turbulence (PDF)
9	2D Turbulence (PDF)	Page 2: 2d Page 2: statistics Page 2: averages Page 3: mean k Page 5: point vortex simulations Page 7: vortex waves Page 7: vortices in shear Page 8: vortices in neighbor field
10	QG Turbulence (PDF)	Page 4: means Page 5: two vertical mode case Page 6: example Page 6: resonance Page 7: resonance-angle Page 7: resonance-modes
11	Mean-Field Approximation
12	SQG Turbulence (PDF)	Page 1: atmosphereic and oceanic stratification Page 2: sqg turbulence Page 6: triad interactions Page 8: finite-depth sqg Page 9: eady problem
13	Effective Diffusivity (PDF)	Page 2: qgpv and fluxes Page 6: stokes drift
14	Transformed Eulerian Mean (PDF)
15	Transformed Eulerian Mean in 3D (PDF)
16	Particle Motions, Stokes’ Drift (PDF)	Page 1: random flight Page 8: stokes drift Page 8: psi Page 9: poincare sections Page 9: continuum Page 10: bio dynamics Page 13: effective coeff
17	Baroclinic Turbulence (PDF)	Page 2: growth rates Page 2: eady Page 2: examples Page 3: diagnostics Page 3: triad Page 7: example
18	Gyres (PDF)	Page 1: stommel 1 gyre Page 1: two gyre Page 3: example
19	Turbulent Boundary Layers (PDF)
20	Nonlinear Internal Waves, Solitary Waves (PDF)	Page 7: collision Page 7: kdv solns
21	Topographic Waves (PDF)	Page 1: internal gravity waves Page 2: free gravity wave properties Page 4: lee waves