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physics.ao-ph2017★ 6 cited
Statistical state dynamics of weak jets in barotropic beta-plane turbulence
Nikolaos A. Bakas, Navid C. Constantinou, Petros J. Ioannou
Zonal jets in a barotropic setup emerge out of homogeneous turbulence through a flow-forming instability of the homogeneous turbulent state (`zonostrophic instability') which occur…
physics.ao-ph2017★ 12 cited
A barotropic model of eddy saturation
Navid C. Constantinou
"Eddy saturation" refers to a regime in which the total volume transport of an oceanic current is insensitive to the wind stress strength. Baroclinicity is currently believed to be…