Accession Number:

AD0753619

Title:

The Form of Lateral Viscosity IN Atmospheric Flows.

Descriptive Note:

Master's thesis,

Corporate Author:

NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CALIF

Personal Author(s):

• Scrivener,Orlin Robert

Report Date:

1972-09-01

Pagination or Media Count:

65.0

Abstract:

Long term numerical integrations were performed on a two-dimensional model using the barotropic vorticity equation including a space- and time-dependent forcing function and a laminar-type viscosity term. Three different forms of the laminar type viscosity or dissipation term were used. A comparison was made of the effects these different dissipation terms had on the time-dependence of total kinetic energy, and total gradient of vorticity squared, the spectral distribution of kinetic energy, and the stream function field. A difference of behavior of the above variables was found for each form of dissipation.

Descriptors:

• (*ATMOSPHERIC MOTION
• TURBULENCE)
• TWO DIMENSIONAL FLOW
• DIFFUSION
• PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS
• DIFFERENCE EQUATIONS
• INTEGRAL TRANSFORMS
• VORTICES
• HEAT TRANSFER
• MATHEMATICAL MODELS
• NUMERICAL ANALYSIS
• THESES

Subject Categories:

• Atmospheric Physics

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE