Rossby Number Dependence on Meander Dynamics of a Potential Vorticity Front
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چکیده
Semi-geostrophic dynamics of jets are studied using a potential vorticity front in an equivalent barotropic model. Meandering processes of the front are examined in the thin-jet limit on a β-plane by a curvilinear coordinate system. For calculated along-front velocity fields, asymmetrical profiles are caused by meandering. This asymmetry of the velocity profile is enhanced as the Rossby number becomes large. Using the along-front velocity fields, the normal velocity of front is expressed so that the Rossby number is explicitly included. This expression can be rewritten in the form of the mKdV equation.
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