Inverse rheometry and basal properties inference for pseudoplastic geophysical flows

Subgrid modelling for geophysical flows.

Recently developed closure-based and stochastic model approaches to subgrid-scale modelling of eddy interactions are reviewed. It is shown how statistical dynamical closure models can be used to self-consistently calculate the eddy damping and stochastic backscatter parameters, required in large eddy simulations (LESs), from higher resolution simulations. A closely related direct stochastic mod...

Lattice-Boltzmann Method for Geophysical Plastic Flows

We explore possible applications of the Lattice-Boltzmann Method for the simulation of geophysical flows. This fluid solver, while successful in other fields, is still rarely used for geotechnical applications. We show how the standard method can be modified to represent freesurface realization of mudflows, debris flows, and in general any plastic flow, through the implementation of a Bingham c...

Models for Instability in Geophysical Flows

The generation of instability in inviscid, non-di usive geophysical ows is generically caused by a resonance between two wave modes. The weakly nonlinear unfolding of this situation is described in the long-wave regime, using a particular two-layer quasi-geostrophic model as an illustrative example. The outcome is a system of two coupled Korteweg-de Vries equations. This system contains a very ...

Modified finite difference schemes for geophysical flows

One-Layer Turbulent Geophysical Flows

Statistical bounds controlling the total fluctuations in mean and variance about a basic steady 6 state solution are developed for the truncated barotropic flows over topography. Statistical ensemble predic7 tion is an important topic in weather and climate research. Here the evolution of an ensemble of trajectories 8 is considered in the statistical instability analysis and is compared and con...