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| Carton, Xavier; Ciani, Daniele; Verron, J.; Reinaud, J.; Sokolovskiy, M.. |
| The merger of two identical surface temperature vortices is studied in the surface quasi-geostrophic model. The motivation for this study is the observation of the merger of submesoscale vortices in the ocean. Firstly, the interaction between two point vortices, in the absence or in the presence of an external deformation field, is investigated. The rotation rate of the vortices, their stationary positions and the stability of these positions are determined. Then, a numerical model provides the steady states of two finite-area, constant-temperature, vortices. Such states are less deformed than their counterparts in two-dimensional incompressible flows. Finally, numerical simulations of the nonlinear surface quasi-geostrophic equations are used to... |
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Palavras-chave: Shear/strain flow; Steady states; Vortex merger; Numerical model; Surface quasi-geostrophy; Critical distance. |
| Ano: 2016 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00323/43460/42864.pdf |
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