The instability of time-dependent jets
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Author(s)
Poulin, Francis Joseph, 1972-
Advisor(s)
Glenn R. Flierl.
Date Issued
2002
Publisher
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Abstract
The central focus of my thesis is to study the instability jets of various complexity by analyzing the linear and nonlinear dynamics. We applied this methodology to four different situations in order to learn the following. First, what asymmetries develop between cyclones and anticyclones because of finite variations in the free surface? Second, how is the stability of a jet flowing along a topographic step altered by the topography beneath? Third, can parametric instability arise in shear flows? Fourth, can an idealized model of a tidally and topographically forced coastal jet develop instabilities, and if so, can these instabilities become turbulent?
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Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mathematics, 2002.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 173-180).
This electronic version was submitted by the student author. The certified thesis is available in the Institute Archives and Special Collections.
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Mathematics.
MIT Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mathematics
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