The Dynamics of Barotropic Vortex Merging  

作　　者：Chanh KIEU 

机构地区：[1]Department of Geological Sciences, Indiana University

出　　处：《Advances in Atmospheric Sciences》2016年第8期987-995,共9页大气科学进展（英文版）

基　　金：supported by Indiana University start-up funding

摘　　要：The merging of multiple vortices is a fundamental process of the dynamics of Earth＇s atmosphere and oceans. In this study, the interaction of like-signed vortices is analytically and numerically examined in a framework of two-dimensional inviscid barotropic flows. It is shown that barotropic vortex interaction turns out to be more intricate than simple merging scenarios often assumed in previous studies. Some particular configurations exist in which the vortex merging process is never complete despite strong interaction of like-signed vortices, regardless of the strengths or distances between the vortices.While the conditions for a complete vortex merging process introduced in this study appear to be too strict for most practical applications, this study suggests that careful criteria for vortex mergers should be properly defined when simulating the interaction of vortices, because the merging may not always result in a final enhanced circulation at the end of the interaction,as usually assumed in the literature.The merging of multiple vortices is a fundamental process of the dynamics of Earth＇s atmosphere and oceans. In this study, the interaction of like-signed vortices is analytically and numerically examined in a framework of two-dimensional inviscid barotropic flows. It is shown that barotropic vortex interaction turns out to be more intricate than simple merging scenarios often assumed in previous studies. Some particular configurations exist in which the vortex merging process is never complete despite strong interaction of like-signed vortices, regardless of the strengths or distances between the vortices.While the conditions for a complete vortex merging process introduced in this study appear to be too strict for most practical applications, this study suggests that careful criteria for vortex mergers should be properly defined when simulating the interaction of vortices, because the merging may not always result in a final enhanced circulation at the end of the interaction,as usually assumed in the literature.

关 键 词：barotropic vortex vortex merger vortex dynamics binary vortex interaction 

分 类 号：P732.6[天文地球—海洋科学]