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McWilliams JC, Weiss JB, Yavneh I. Anisotropy and coherent vortex structures in planetary turbulence. Science. 1994;264(5157):410-3doi: 10.1126/science.264.5157.410.
McWilliams, J. C., Weiss, J. B., & Yavneh, I. (1994). Anisotropy and coherent vortex structures in planetary turbulence. Science (New York, N.Y.), 264(5157), 410-3. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.264.5157.410
McWilliams, J C, et al. "Anisotropy and coherent vortex structures in planetary turbulence." Science (New York, N.Y.) vol. 264,5157 (1994): 410-3. doi: https://doi.org/10.1126/science.264.5157.410
McWilliams JC, Weiss JB, Yavneh I. Anisotropy and coherent vortex structures in planetary turbulence. Science. 1994 Apr 15;264(5157):410-3. doi: 10.1126/science.264.5157.410. PMID: 17836904.
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Science. 1994 Apr 15;264(5157):410-3. doi: 10.1126/science.264.5157.410.

Anisotropy and coherent vortex structures in planetary turbulence.

Science (New York, N.Y.)

J C McWilliams, J B Weiss, I Yavneh

PMID: 17836904 DOI: 10.1126/science.264.5157.410

Abstract

High-resolution numerical simulations were made of unforced, planetary-scale fluid dynamics. In particular, the simulation was based on the quasi-geostrophic equations for a Boussinesq fluid in a uniformly rotating and stably stratified environment, which is an idealization for large regions of either the atmosphere or ocean. The solutions show significant discrepancies from the long-standing theoretical prediction of isotropy. The discrepancies are associated with the self-organization of the flow into a large population of coherent vortices. Their chaotic interactions govern the subsequent evolution of the flow toward a final configuration that is nonturbulent.

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