Differential models for 2D turbulence

dc.creatorL'vov, Victor S.
dc.creatorNazarenko, Sergey
dc.date2006-05-01
dc.date2006-05-17
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dc.descriptionWe present two phenomenological models for 2D turbulence in which the energy spectrum obeys a nonlinear fourth-order and a second-order differential equations respectively. Both equations respect the scaling properties of the original Navier-Stokes equations and it has both the -5/3 inverse-cascade and t -3 direct-cascade spectra. In addition, the fourth order equation has Raleigh-Jeans thermodynamic distributions, as exact steady state solutions. We use the fourth-order model to derive a relation between the direct-cascade and the inverse-cascade Kolmogorov constants which is in a good qualitative agreement with the laboratory and numerical experiments. We obtain a steady state solution where both the enstrophy and the energy cascades are present simultaneously and we discuss it in context of the Nastrom-Gage spectrum observed in atmospheric turbulence. We also consider the effect of the bottom friction onto the cascade solutions, and show that it leads to an additional decrease and finite-wavenumber cutoffs of the respective cascade spectra.
dc.description5 pages, JETP Letters, submitted
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/nlin/0605003
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/nlin/0605003
dc.identifierJETP Letters, v. 83, 635-639 (2006)
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/124055
dc.subjectChaotic Dynamics
dc.subjectAtmospheric and Oceanic Physics
dc.subjectFluid Dynamics
dc.titleDifferential models for 2D turbulence
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