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A comparison between laboratory and numerical simulations of gravity-driven coastal currents with a geostrophic theory
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Gregorio, S. O. (Sandy O.), Thomas, P. J. (Peter J.), Haidvogel, D.B., Taskinoglu, E.S. and Skeen, A. J. (2011) A comparison between laboratory and numerical simulations of gravity-driven coastal currents with a geostrophic theory. In: 64th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Fluid Dynamics , Baltimore, Maryland, Nov 20-22, 2011. Published in: Bulletin of the American Physical Society, Vol.56 (No.18). pp. 348-349. ISSN 0003-0503.
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Abstract
Laboratory and numerical simulations of buoyant, gravity-driven coastal currents are summarized and compared to the inviscid geostrophic theory of Thomas \& Linden 2007. {Thomas, P. J. and Linden, P.F. 2007. Rotating gravity currents: small-scale and large-scale laboratory experiments and a geostrophic model. {J. Fluid Mech.} {578}, 35-65}. The lengths, widths and velocities of the buoyant currents are studied. Agreement between the laboratory and numerical experiments and the geostrophic theory is found to depend on two non-dimensional parameters which characterize, respectively, the steepness of the plumes isopycnal interface and the strength of horizontal viscous forces (quantified by the horizontal Ekman number). The best agreement between experiments (both laboratory and numerical) and the geostrophic theory are found for the least viscous flows. At elevated values of the horizontal Ekman number, laboratory and numerical experiments depart more significantly from theory.
Item Type: | Conference Item (Paper) | ||||
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Subjects: | Q Science > QC Physics T Technology > TC Hydraulic engineering. Ocean engineering |
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Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Engineering > Engineering | ||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Bulletin of the American Physical Society | ||||
Publisher: | American Physical Society | ||||
ISSN: | 0003-0503 | ||||
Official Date: | November 2011 | ||||
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Volume: | Vol.56 | ||||
Number: | No.18 | ||||
Page Range: | pp. 348-349 | ||||
Status: | Not Peer Reviewed | ||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||
Access rights to Published version: | Open Access (Creative Commons) | ||||
Conference Paper Type: | Paper | ||||
Title of Event: | 64th Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Fluid Dynamics | ||||
Type of Event: | Other | ||||
Location of Event: | Baltimore, Maryland | ||||
Date(s) of Event: | Nov 20-22, 2011 |
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