Flow Separation on the β-plane

• Main Author: Steinmoeller, Derek
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2009
• Subjects: beta-plane; fluid dynamics; barotropic; vorticity; flow; geophysical fluid; ocean; current; boundary; layer; separation; geostrophy; quasi-geostrophy; cylinder; cape hatteras; gulf stream; western boundary current; viscous; rotating; rotation; GFD; CFD; Chebyshev; Fourier; spectral; numerics; influence matrix; earth; eddy; Rossby; vortex; wave; vortices; eddies; cylindrical; obstacle; Applied Mathematics; Antarctic; Munk; The Antarctic; Antarc*
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10012/4417

In non-rotating fluids, boundary-layer separation occurs when the nearly inviscid flow just outside a viscous boundary-layer experiences an appreciable deceleration due to a region of adverse pressure gradient. The fluid ceases to flow along the boundary due to a flow recirculation region close to t...