A Geometric Perspective on the Modulation of Potential Energy Release by a Lateral Potential Vorticity Gradient

The release of available potential energy by growing baroclinic instability requires the slope of the eddy fluxes to be shallower than that of mean density surfaces, where the amount of energy released depends on both the flux angle and the distance of fluid parcel excursions against the background...

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Main Author: Scott D. Bachman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-08-01
Series:Fluids
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2311-5521/5/3/142