EGS XXVI General Assembly, Nice, France, March 2001

NP10. Jets and vortices (co-sponsored by OA):

Event Information

Jets and vortices are the coherent structures displayed by the flows in the Earth's oceans and atmosphere, as well as in the atmospheres of other planets. The emphasis in this session is on understanding the fundamental dynamics of these structures in rotating stratified fluids. This may cover any aspect of the dynamics of jets and vortices, their formation and evolution, ranging from regional or localized structures, such as western boundary currents, rings and lenses in the ocean, the polar vortex and hurricanes in the Earth's atmosphere, and long-lived vortices of giant planets, to fully-developed geophysical turbulence. In addition to the fundamental dynamics of jets and vortices, an additional theme of this session will be interactions between jets, vortices and other phenomena. This includes (but is not limited to) interaction with (i) other flow features, such as internal waves, and (ii) the background environment, such as topography and the planetary vorticity gradient. Papers are welcomed on any aspect of this field, and may include numerical, experimental and analytical work.

Preliminary List of Solicited Speakers

Co-Sponsorship