Canonical Transfer and Multiscale Energetics for Primitive and Quasigeostrophic Atmospheres

• Published in: Journal of the atmospheric sciences Vol. 73; no. 11; pp. 4439 - 4468
• Main Author: San Liang, X.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Boston American Meteorological Society 01.11.2016
• Subjects: Atmospheric models; Barotropic mode; Buoyancy; Classification; Computational fluid dynamics; Conversion; Decomposition; Dynamics; Energy consumption; External pressure; Fluid dynamics; Fluxes; Formalism; Fourier transforms; Friction; Geophysics; Hydrodynamics; Kinetic energy; Loads (forces); Madden-Julian oscillation; Mathematical models; Mechanics; Multiscale analysis; Nuclear electric power generation; Offshore engineering; Potential energy; Primitive equations; Reconstruction; Studies; Transport; Wavelet transforms
• ISSN: 0022-4928; 1520-0469
• DOI: 10.1175/JAS-D-16-0131.1

The past years have seen the success of a novel and rigorous localized multiscale energetics formalism in a variety of ocean and engineering fluid applications. In a self-contained way, this study introduces it to the atmospheric dynamical diagnostics, with important theoretical updates and clarific...