On the mix-down times of dynamically active potential vorticity filaments

A simple model is used to study the evolution of potential vorticity filaments, viewed in cross-section, subject to steady shear and deformation flows representative of the large-scale atmospheric circulation. It is found that the balanced, ageostrophic circulation induced by the anomalous potential...

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Main Authors: Polvani, Lorenzo M., Esler Jr, Kenneth P, Plumb, R. Alan
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences
Format: Article
Language:en_US
Published: American Geophysical Union (AGU) 2017
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/108606
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6716-1576