3 papers
physics.flu-dyn2025
The role of Lagrangian drift in the generation of surface waves by wind
L. R. Seitz, Mara A. Freilich, Nick Pizzo
A nonlinear stability analysis entirely in the Lagrangian frame is conducted, revealing the fundamental role of the wave-induced mean flow in modifying further wave growth and prov…
physics.flu-dyn2023
Transition to turbulence in wind-drift layers
Gregory LeClaire Wagner, Nick Pizzo, Luc Lenain +1
A light breeze rising over calm water initiates an intricate chain of events that culminates in a centimeters-deep turbulent shear layer capped by gravity-capillary ripples. At fir…
physics.flu-dyn2023
Two-dimensional flow on the sphere
Rick Salmon, Nick Pizzo
Equilibrium statistical mechanics predicts that inviscid, two-dimensional, incompressible flow on the sphere eventually reaches a state in which spherical harmonic modes of degrees…