Turbulence in the Ocean and Atmosphere

Lectures 4-6

The following demonstrations are graphic representations of concepts discussed in the lecture notes (PDF).

Page 5: planforms

• theta=0 (JPG)
• theta=45,135 (JPG)
• theta=0,60,120 (JPG)
• p greater than -0.33 (JPG)
• theta=0,55,118 (JPG)
• theta=0,99,162,274 (JPG)
• theta=0,72,144,216,288 (JPG)

Page 7: growth rate surfaces

• T=0 (PNG)
• T=100 (PNG)
• T=1000 (PNG)

Page 7: stability bndry

• various Ra T (PNG)
• closeup (PNG)
• closer (PNG)

Page 9: lorenz eqns tau=0

• rho=0.9 (PNG)
• rho=2 (PNG)
• rho=20 (PNG)
• same (PNG)
• rho=24.1 (PNG)
• same (PNG)
• rho=24.2 (PNG)
• same (PNG)
• closeup (PNG)
• rho=25 (PNG)
• same (PNG)
• sensitivity (PNG)
• closeup (PNG)

Page 9: lorenz eqns tau=10

• rho=10 (PNG)
• rho=20 (PNG)
• rho=40 (PNG)
• same (PNG)
• rho=80 (PNG)
• same (PNG)
• closeup (PNG)

Page 11: mfa

• Nu (PNG)

Page 11: 2d

• Nu (PNG)
• Nu (PNG)
• 50*crit (GIF - 41MB)
• Nu (PNG)
• 50*crit wide (GIF - 17MB)
• 75*crit (GIF - 39MB)
• Nu (PNG)
• Nu 95 (PNG)
• 100*crit (GIF - 40MB)
• Nu (PNG)
• 200*crit (GIF - 41MB)
• Nu (PNG)
• bbar (PNG)
• 500*crit (GIF - 74MB)
• Nu (PNG)
• bbar (PNG)
• b range (PNG)
• w’b’ (PNG)
• Nu-Ra (PNG)

Page 13: finite amp

• means (PNG)
• waterfall (PNG)
• means (PNG)
• waterfall (PNG)
• means (PNG)
• waterfall (PNG)

Page 14: surface convection

• means (PNG)
• means (PNG)
• final (PNG)
• mfa,f=0.1 (PNG)
• mfa,f=1 (PNG)
• mfa,f=5 (PNG)
• means (PNG)
• final (PNG)

Page 15: thermals

• Z vs t (PNG)
• b vs t (PNG)
• W vs. t (PNG)

Page 15: thermals in stratification

• Z vs t (PNG)
• b vs t (PNG)
• W vs. t (PNG)
• W vs. t linear (PNG)

Page 16: plumes

• r vs z (PNG)
• b vs z (PNG)
• W vs. z (PNG)

Page 16: plumes in stratification

• r vs z (PNG)
• b vs z (PNG)