F.Y. Moulin

Vortex–wave interaction in a rotating stratified fluid: WKB simulations

In this paper we present ray-tracing results on the interaction of inertia–gravity waves with the velocity field of a vortex in a rotating stratified fluid. We consider rays that interact with a Rankine-type vortex with a Gaussian vertical distribution of vertical vorticity. The rays are traced, solving the WKB equations in cylindrical coordinates for vortices with different aspect ratios. The interactions are governed by the value of

Experimental study on wave breaking and mixing properties in the periphery of an intense vortex

\hbox{\it Fr} R/\lambda

Interactions of planar waves with a baroclinic vortex in a rotating stratified fluid

where

Wave-vortex interactions in a rotating stratified fluid and transport through a dynamical barrier. Fluxes and Structures in Fluids

\hbox{\it Fr}

On the spin-up by a rotating disk in a rotating stratified fluid

is the vortex Froude number,

Wave-vortex interactions in a rotating stratified fluid and induced mixing

R

Experimental study on the mixing induced by inertia-gravity wave breaking on the dynamical barrier of a vortex

its radius, and

Experimental observations of wave-vortex interactions in a stratified rotating fluid

\lambda

Experimental study on wave-vortex interaction in a rotating stratified fluid

the incident wavelength. The Froude number is defined as

Experimental study on vortex-wave interaction in a rotating stratified fluid

{\hbox{\it Fr}}\,{=}\,U_{max}/(NR)