In this paper, we propose a new technique to visualize dense representations of time-dependent vector fields based on a Lagrangian-Eulerian Advection (LEA) scheme. The algorithm produces animations with high spatio-temporal correlation at interactive rates. With this technique, every still frame depicts the instantaneous structure of the flow, whereas an anima...

An accurate conservative interpolation (remapping) algorithm is an essential component of most Arbitrary Lagrangian–Eulerian (ALE) methods. In this paper, we describe an efficient linearity and bound preserving method for polyhedral meshes. The algorithm is based on reconstruction, approximate integration and conservative redistribution. We validate our method with a suite of numerical examples...

Coherent vortices are an important component of the dynamics of geophysical turbulence, but direct estimates of the properties of the vortex population from measured data is usually difficult. Motivated by this problem, we propose a new method for determining the statistical properties of coherent vortices in two-dimensional turbulence based on a small number of Lagrangian and Eulerian time ser...

We investigate the effect of tracking errors on the accuracy and stability of Eulerian– Lagrangian methods (ELMS) for the solution of the transport equation. A combination of formal analysis and numerical experimentation demonstrates that the effect is severe. Even moderate tracking errors substantially affect the preservation of the zeroth, first and second moments of concentration (mass, phas...

Energy-decreasing continuum flows of geometric order parameters are considered. The dynamics of pattern formation for an arbitrary geometric quantity is derived using a generalization of Darcy’s law based on the geometric nature of the order parameter. We consider flows in both Lagrangian and Eulerian formulations. The Lagrangian formulation includes a dissipative modification of fluid mechanic...

We present a natural framework for studying the persistence problem in two-dimensional fluid turbulence by using the Okubo-Weiss parameter Λ to distinguish between vortical and extensional regions. We then use a direct numerical simulation of the two-dimensional, incompressible Navier-Stokes equation with Ekman friction to study probability distribution functions (PDFs) of the persistence times...