Abstract
A numerical quasi-geostrophic model of the evolution of vortical perturbations in a two-layer ocean is proposed which is based on the use of the contour-dynamics method. A detailed study is made of the case of an axisymmetric vortex on the OMEGA -plane. A numerical experiment performed confirms the conclusions of a linear stability analysis and makes it possible to follow the nonlinear stage of evolution of a system disintegrating into two vortices with inclined axes spreading in opposite directions.
Translated title of the contribution | Numerical Model of Baroclinic Instability of Axisymmetric Vortices in a Two-Layer Ocean. |
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Original language | Russian |
Pages (from-to) | 868-874 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Izvestia Akademii nauk SSSR. Fizika atmosfery i okeana |
Volume | 22 |
Issue number | 8 |
State | Published - Aug 1986 |