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Khan, Sharon. "Studies in geophysical fluid dynamics." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 2003. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.620035.
Full textHsia, Chun-Hsiung. "Bifurcation and stability in fluid dynamics and geophysical fluid dynamics." [Bloomington, Ind.] : Indiana University, 2006. http://gateway.proquest.com/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation&res_dat=xri:pqdiss&rft_dat=xri:pqdiss:3223038.
Full text"Title from dissertation home page (viewed June 28, 2007)." Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 67-06, Section: B, page: 3165. Adviser: Shouhong Wang.
Waugh, Darryn W. "Single-layer geophysical vortex dynamics." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 1991. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.239162.
Full textDelahaies, Sylvain. "Complex and contact geometry in geophysical fluid dynamics." Thesis, University of Surrey, 2008. http://epubs.surrey.ac.uk/842763/.
Full textLewis, Gregory M. "Double Hopf bifurcations in two geophysical fluid dynamics models." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 2000. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/ftp03/NQ48653.pdf.
Full textSchulz, Raphael [Verfasser]. "Spatial Asymptotic Profile in Geophysical Fluid Dynamics / Raphael Schulz." München : Verlag Dr. Hut, 2012. http://d-nb.info/1025821327/34.
Full textDunn, David Christopher. "Vortex interactions with topographic features in geophysical fluid dynamics." Thesis, University College London (University of London), 2000. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.395836.
Full textMatthews, Jonathan. "The Quaternicionic structure of the Equation of Geophysical fluid Dynamics." Thesis, University of Reading, 2006. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.494783.
Full textMatthews, Jonathan. "The Quaternionic structure of the Equations of Geophysical fluid Dynamics." Thesis, University of Reading, 2006. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.494800.
Full textFotheringham, Paul. "A numerical study of magnetic and non-magnetic geophysical fluid dynamics." Thesis, University of Glasgow, 2000. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.312704.
Full textHiggins, Erik Tracy. "Multi-Scale Localized Perturbation Method for Geophysical Fluid Flows." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/99889.
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Natural flows, such as those in our oceans and atmosphere, are seen everywhere and affect human life and structures to an amazing degree. Study of these complex flows requires special care be taken to ensure that mathematical equations correctly approximate them and that computers are programmed to correctly solve these equations. This is no different for researchers and engineers interested in studying how man-made flows, such as one generated by the wake of a plane, wind turbine, cruise ship, or sewage outflow pipe, interact with natural flows found around the world. These interactions may yield complex phenomena that may not otherwise be observed in the natural flows alone. The natural and artificial flows may also mix together, rendering it difficult to study just one of them. The multi-scale localized perturbation method is devised to aid in the simulation and study of the interactions between these natural and man-made flows. Well-known equations of fluid dynamics are modified so that the natural and man-made flows are separated and tracked independently, which gives researchers a clear view of the current state of a region of air or water all while retaining most, if not all, of the complex physics which may be of interest. Once the multi-scale localized perturbation method is derived, its mathematical equations are then translated into code for OpenFOAM, an open-source software toolkit designed to simulate fluid flows. This code is then tested by running simulations to provide a sanity check and verify that the new form of the equations of fluid dynamics have been programmed correctly, then another, more complicated simulation is run to showcase the benefits of the multi-scale localized perturbation method. This simulation shows some of the complex fluid phenomena that may be seen in nature, yet through the multi-scale localized perturbation method, it is easy to view where the man-made flows end and where the natural flows begin. The complex interactions between the natural flow and the artificial flow are retained in spite of separating the flow into two parts, and setting up the simulation is simplified by this separation. Potential uses of the multi-scale localized perturbation method include multi-scale simulations, where researchers simulate natural flow over a large area of land or ocean, then use this simulation data for a second, small-scale simulation which covers an area within the large-scale simulation. An example of this would be simulating wind currents across a continent to find a potential location for a wind turbine farm, then zooming in on that location and finding the optimal spacing for wind turbines at this location while using the large-scale simulation data to provide realistic wind conditions at many different heights above the ground. Overall, the multi-scale localized perturbation method has the potential to be a powerful tool for researchers whose interest is flows in the ocean and atmosphere, and how these natural flows interact with flows created by artificial means.
Murray, Stuart William. "Wave radiation in simple geophysical models." Thesis, University of Edinburgh, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/1842/7922.
Full textSan, Omer. "Multiscale Modeling and Simulation of Turbulent Geophysical Flows." Diss., Virginia Tech, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/28031.
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Blackbourn, Luke A. K. "An analytical, phenomenological and numerical study of geophysical and magnetohydrodynamic turbulence in two dimensions." Thesis, University of St Andrews, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10023/4291.
Full textScrobogna, Stefano. "On some models in geophysical fluids." Thesis, Bordeaux, 2017. http://www.theses.fr/2017BORD0601/document.
Full textIn this thesis we discuss three models describing the dynamics of density-dependent fluids in long lifes pans and on a planetary scale. In such setting the relative displacement induced by various external physical forces, such as the Coriolis force and the stratification buoyancy, is far more relevant than the intrinsic motion generated by the collision of particles of the fluid itself. Such disproportion of balance limits hence the motion, inducing persistent structures in the velocity flow.On a mathematical level one of the main difficulties relies in giving a full description of the perturbations induced by the external forces, which propagate at high speed. This analysis can be performed by the aid of several tools, we chose here to adopt techniques characteristic of harmonic analysis, such as the analysis of the dispersive properties of highly oscillating integrals.All along the thesis we consider boundary-free, three-dimensional domains, and inspecific we study only the case in which the domain in either the whole space or the periodic space . The models we consider are the following ones : primitive equations with comparable Froude and Rossby number and zero vertical diffusivity, density-dependent stratified fluids in low Froude number regime, weakly compressible and fast rotating fluid in a regime in which Mach and Rossbynumber are comparable. We prove that these systems propagate globally-in-time data with low-regularity. Nosmallness assumption is ever made, specific constructive hypothesis are assumed on the initial data when required
Wobus, Fred. "The dynamics of dense water cascades : from laboratory scales to the Arctic Ocean." Thesis, University of Plymouth, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10026.1/1610.
Full textStamper, Megan Andrena. "The evolution and breakdown of submesoscale instabilities." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 2018. https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/277822.
Full textZarroug, Moundheur. "Asymptotic methods applied to some oceanography-related problems." Doctoral thesis, Stockholm : Department of Meteorology, Stockholm University, 2010. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-37763.
Full textAt the time of the doctoral defense, the following papers were unpublished and had a status as follows: Paper 3: Manuscript. Paper 4: Manuscript.
Tabataba-Vakili, Fachreddin. "Dynamical circulation regimes in planetary (and exo-planetary) atmospheres." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2017. https://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:0822da0e-6309-439e-b6ce-e00ff3faca75.
Full textWarneford, Emma S. "The thermal shallow water equations, their quasi-geostrophic limit, and equatorial super-rotation in Jovian atmospheres." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2014. http://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:6604fcac-afe6-4abe-8a6f-6a09de4f933f.
Full textXie, Jinhan. "Wave-mean flow interactions : from nanometre to megametre scales." Thesis, University of Edinburgh, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/1842/10475.
Full textTangarife, Tomás. "Théorie cinétique et grandes déviations en dynamique des fluides géophysiques." Thesis, Lyon, École normale supérieure, 2015. http://www.theses.fr/2015ENSL1037/document.
Full textThis thesis deals with the dynamics of geophysical turbulent flows at large scales, more particularly their organization into east-west parallel flows (zonal jets). These structures have the particularity to evolve much slower than the surrounding turbulence. Besides, over long time scales, abrupt transitions between different configurations of zonal jets are observed in some cases (multistability). Our approach consists in averaging the effect of fast turbulent degrees of freedom in order to obtain an effective description of the large scales of the flow, using stochastic averaging and the theory of large deviations. These tools provide theattractors, the typical fluctuations and the large fluctuations of jet dynamics. This allows to go beyond previous studies, which only describe the average jet dynamics. Our first result is an effective equation for the slow dynamics of jets, the validityof this equation is studied from a theoretical point of view, and the physical consequences are discussed. In order to describe the statistics of rare events such as abrupt transitions between different jet configurations, tools from large deviation theory are employed. Original methods are developped in order to implement this theory, those methods can be applied for instance in situations of multistability
Zidikheri, Meelis Juma, and m. zidikheri@bom gov au. "Dynamical Subgrid-scale Parameterizations for Quasigeostrophic Flows using Direct Numerical Simulations." The Australian National University. Research School of Physical Sciences and Engineering, 2008. http://thesis.anu.edu.au./public/adt-ANU20090108.112027.
Full textWoillez, Éric. "Stochastic description of rare events for complex dynamics in the Solar System." Thesis, Lyon, 2018. http://www.theses.fr/2018LYSEN046/document.
Full textThe present thesis describes four complex dynamical systems. In each system, the long-term behavior is controlled by a few number of slow variables that can be clearly identified. We show that in the limit of a large timescale separation between the slow variables and the other variables, stochastic averaging can be performed and leads to an effective dynamics for the set of slow variables. This thesis also deals with rare events predictions in the solar system. We consider two possible rare events. The first one is a very large variation of the spin axis orientation of a Moonless Earth. The second one is the disintegration of the inner solar system because of an instability in Mercury’s orbit. Both systems are controlled by non-trivial slow variables that are not given by simple physical quantities. Stochastic averaging has led to the discovery of the mechanism leading to those rare events and gives theoretical bases to compute the rare events probabilities. We also show that Mercury’s short-term destabilizations (compared to the age of the solar system) follow an instanton mechanism, and can be predicted using large deviation theory. The special algorithms devoted to the computation of rare event probabilities can thus find surprising applications in the field of celestial mechanics. We have used for the first time stochastic averaging in the field of celestial mechanics to give a relevant orders of magnitude for the long-term perturbation of planetary orbits by asteroids. A part of the work is about geophysical fluid mechanics. In Jupiter atmosphere, large scale structures (jets) can be observed, the typical time of evolution of which is much larger than that of the surrounding turbulence. We show for the first time that the mean wind velocity can be obtained explicitly by averaging the fast turbulent degrees of freedom
Kiss, Andrew Elek, and Andrew Kiss@anu edu au. "Dynamics of laboratory models of the wind-driven ocean circulation." The Australian National University. Research School of Earth Sciences, 2001. http://thesis.anu.edu.au./public/adt-ANU20011018.115707.
Full textGelwick, Katrina D. "Full of Hot Air: Heat Flow at the Medicine Lake Volcano Hot Spot, Modoc County, California." Oberlin College Honors Theses / OhioLINK, 2014. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=oberlin1398936533.
Full textStewart, Andrew L. "The role of the complete Coriolis force in cross-equatorial transport of abyssal ocean currents." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2011. http://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:6bf3faff-ec7e-4d11-bdfe-c54ae9d03895.
Full textGhanbarian-Alavijeh, Behzad. "Modeling Physical and Hydraulic Properties of Disordered Porous Media: Applications from Percolation Theory and Fractal Geometry." Wright State University / OhioLINK, 2014. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=wright1401380554.
Full textBordes, Guilhem. "Interactions non-linéaires d'ondes et tourbillons en milieu stratifié ou tournant." Phd thesis, Ecole normale supérieure de lyon - ENS LYON, 2012. http://tel.archives-ouvertes.fr/tel-00733175.
Full textGrisouard, Nicolas. "Réflexions et réfractions non-linéaires d'ondes de gravité internes." Grenoble, 2010. http://www.theses.fr/2010GRENU023.
Full textInternal wave studies are crucial to the understanding of deep-ocean mixing. In this thesis, we first describe a 2D direct numerical simulation of a wave attractor and validate it against pre-existing experimental data. We then propose a model for the thickness of the attractor along the direction of propagation of energy. We eventually study nonlinear effects induced by the attractor. In a second part, we describe an experimental study of the reflection of plane waves on a sloping wall. Unexpectedly, resonances between different wave harmonics are not observed. However, a horizontal mean flow is generated and the wave characteristics are curved, due to the Doppler effect. 70 to 80% of the incident energy flux is dissipated and transferred to the mean flow, the latter being seemingly generated by wave dissipation. In a third part, we perform a numerical study of the generation of internal solitary waves by an impinging wave beam. We first present direct numerical simulations of this process and show that different solitary wave modes can be excited. Criteria for the selection of a particular mode are put forward, the first one being in terms of phase speeds and the second one based on geometrical arguments. Results are compared with the configuration of the Bay of Biscay in summer. We show that a beam impinging on a thermocline initially at rest cannot generate solitary waves which features agree with oceanic observations. This can be corrected by considering the background flow around the thermocline as found in the Bay of Biscay and independent of the internal wave beam
Kehoe, Ryan M. "Characteristic errors in 120-H tropical cyclone track forecasts in the western North Pacific." Thesis, Monterey, Calif. : Springfield, Va. : Naval Postgraduate School ; Available from National Technical Information Service, 2005. http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA432822.
Full textLiu, Yurun. "Nontraditional approximation in geophysical fluid dynamics." Thesis, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/2152/ETD-UT-2009-05-156.
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Veysey, John J. "Complex fluid dynamics : from laminar to geophysical flows /." 2006. http://gateway.proquest.com/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation&res_dat=xri:pqdiss&rft_dat=xri:pqdiss:3243016.
Full textSource: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 67-11, Section: B, page: 6465. Adviser: Nigel Goldenfeld. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 243-257). Available on microfilm from Pro Quest Information and Learning.
"Some studies on geophysical flows." Thesis, 2006. http://library.cuhk.edu.hk/record=b6074264.
Full textThe aim of the thesis is to understand the dynamics and interactions between the Ekman layer and thermal layer which are very important issues in the studies of geophysical flows. We obtain some new results on the primitive equations of the atmosphere and the incompressible Navier-Stokes equations with rotating terms. We study the asymptotic limits of the solutions to the initial boundary value problem for the three dimensional primitive equations. We have constructed the asymptotic ansatz which is uniformly valid up to the boundary to derive the quasi-geostrophic equations and the corresponding boundary layer systems. These equations are also important and widely studied in the geophysical flows. The uniform convergence to the solutions for quasi-geostrophic equations is obtained rigorously.
Niu Dongjuan.
"June 2006."
Adviser: Zhouping Xin.
Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 68-03, Section: B, page: 1675.
Thesis (Ph.D.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2006.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 96-106).
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Abstracts in English and Chinese.
School code: 1307.
Sinha, Anirban. "Dynamics and Stability of Multiple Jets in Geophysical Flows." Thesis, 2013. http://etd.iisc.ernet.in/2005/3418.
Full textLasser, Jana. "Geophysical Pattern Formation of Salt Playa." Doctoral thesis, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/11858/00-1735-0000-002E-E5DB-2.
Full textRodenborn, Bruce Edward. "The fluid dynamics of flagellar swimming by microorganisms and harmonic generation by reflecting internal, ocean-like waves." 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/2152/20664.
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Osmond, David. "Laboratory models of geophysical flows : lava domes on slopes and wind-driven convection at ocean fronts." Phd thesis, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/1885/148566.
Full textKiss, Andrew Elek. "Nonlinear interactions of internal gravity waves in a continuously stratified fluid." Thesis, 1995. http://hdl.handle.net/1885/240918.
Full textKo, William. "High-Resolution Numerical Simulations of Wind-Driven Gyres." Thesis, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10012/6127.
Full text(10692984), Hannah Grace Weaver. "INVESTIGATING EOCENE TO ACTIVE TECTONICS OF THE ALASKAN CONVERGENT MARGIN THROU GH GEOLOGIC STUDIES AND 3-D NUMERICAL MODELING." Thesis, 2021.
Find full textThe combination of field-based studies and numerical modeling provides a robust tool for evaluating geologic and geodynamic processes along a convergent margin. Complex and persistent tectonic activity and a novel suite of geophysical observations make the southern Alaskan convergent margin a key region to evaluate these processes through both basin analysis studies and geodynamic modeling. This conceptual approach is utilized to explore the active driving forces of surface deformation throughout southcentral Alaska, as well as the geologic record of regional Cenozoic tectonic processes.
New sedimentologic, chronostratigraphic, and provenance data from strata that crop out within the central Alaska Range document a previously unrecognized stage of Eocene – early Miocene strike-slip basin development along the northern side of the central Denali fault system. This stage was followed by Miocene-Pliocene deformation and exhumation of the central Alaska Range, and basin development and northward sediment transport into the Tanana foreland basin. This portion of the study provides insight into Cenozoic tectonics and basin development in the central Alaska Range.
How transpressional tectonics are manifest in the modern-day, in combination with shallow subduction processes, are not well understood for the southern Alaskan convergent margin. Simulations of the 3-D deformation of this region allow for investigation of the complex relationship between these tectonic processes and surface deformation. Results from this study display the far-field affect that strong plate coupling along the shallowly subducting Yakutat slab has on the surface deformation of southcentral Alaska. Our models also show that partitioning of this convergence is observed along the Denali fault system. Additionally, our results indicate the subducting slab is segmented into separate Pacific, Yakutat and Wrangell slab segments. This variation in slab structure exerts control on the upper plate response to shallow subduction.
O'Farrell, Keely Anne. "Comparisons of spherical shell and plane-layer mantle convection models." Thesis, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/1807/43693.
Full textZidikheri, Meelis Juma. "Dynamical Subgrid-scale Parameterizations for Quasigeostrophic Flows using Direct Numerical Simulations." Phd thesis, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/1885/49279.
Full textRao, Kaustubh J. "Numerical Forcing of Horizontally-Homogeneous Stratified Turbulence." 2011. https://scholarworks.umass.edu/theses/637.
Full textFerguson, James. "A numerical solution for the barotropic vorticity equation forced by an equatorially trapped wave." Thesis, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/1828/1218.
Full textSteinmoeller, Derek. "Flow Separation on the β-plane." Thesis, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10012/4417.
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