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On the existence of Arnold-stable barotropic flows on a rotating sphere

TitoloOn the existence of Arnold-stable barotropic flows on a rotating sphere
Tipo di pubblicazioneArticolo su Rivista peer-reviewed
Anno di Pubblicazione2003
AutoriIacono, Roberto
RivistaPhysics of Fluids
Volume15
Paginazione3879-3882
ISSN10706631
Parole chiaveatmospheric flow, Barotropic flow, flow stability, mathematical analysis, Spheres, Theorem proving, two-dimensional flow, Vortex flow, vorticity
Abstract

Application of two well-known finite-amplitude stability conditions by Arnold to two-dimensional flows on a rotating sphere is discussed, in the context of the barotropic vorticity equation. Attention is focused on zonal basic flows with nonmonotonic profiles of absolute vorticity, since for such flows stability would not descend from the Rayleigh-Kuo inflection point theorem. It is shown that global flows of this kind cannot satisfy either of Arnold's stability conditions. © 2003 American Institute of Physics.

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DOI10.1063/1.1624607
Citation KeyIacono20033879