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most citedReversals of a large scale field generated over a turbulent background

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physics.flu-dyn2026

Surface gravity wave-mean flow interaction with comparable spatial scales. Part II: two-way coupling and wave-wave interactions

Basile Gallet

We consider narrow-band deep-water surface gravity waves propagating above a background flow whose spatial scale is comparable to the wavelength. We focus on the regime where the b…

physics.flu-dyn2026

Surface gravity wave-mean flow interaction with comparable spatial scales. Part I: reduced wave equations

Basile Gallet, Alexandre Tlili

We consider deep-water surface gravity waves propagating above a background flow whose spatial scale is comparable to the wavelength, focusing on the regime where the flow is slow…

physics.flu-dyn2026

Equilibrium statistical mechanics of waves in inhomogeneous moving media

Alexandre Tlili, Basile Gallet

We adapt the microcanonical framework of equilibrium statistical mechanics to predict the statistics of short waves in inhomogeneous moving media. For steady inhomogeneities and ba…

astro-ph.HE2026

Complex dynamical regimes of the Tayler-Spruit dynamo

Paul Barrère, Paul Barrüre, Jérôme Guilet +2

Astrophysical dynamos feature various spatial structures and dynamical regimes, ranging from hemispherical magnetic fields to the random reversals of the geodynamo. The Tayler-Spru…

physics.flu-dyn2025

Quantitatively mapping the Eady model onto a two-layer quasi-geostrophic model

Julie Meunier, Basile Gallet

The two-layer quasigeostrophic model (2LQG) and the Eady model are two idealized systems illustrating the baroclinic instability of atmospheric jets and ocean currents. The two set…

physics.flu-dyn2025

Statistics of near-inertial waves over a background flow via quantum and statistical mechanics

Alexandre Tlili, Basile Gallet

We revisit the interaction of an initially uniform near-inertial wave (NIW) field with a steady background flow, with the goal of predicting the subsequent organization of the wave…

physics.flu-dyn2024★ 6 cited

Effective transport by 2D turbulence: Vortex-gas theory vs. scale-invariant inverse cascade

Julie Meunier, Basile Gallet

The scale-invariant inverse energy cascade is a hallmark of 2D turbulence, with its theoretical energy spectrum observed in both direct numerical simulations (DNS) and laboratory e…

physics.flu-dyn2024★ 14 cited

Two-dimensional turbulence above topography: condensation transition and selection of minimum enstrophy solutions

Basile Gallet

We consider two-dimensional flows above topography, revisiting the selective decay (or minimum-enstrophy) hypothesis of Bretherton and Haidvogel. We derive a 'condensed branch' of…

physics.flu-dyn2011★ 56 cited

Reversals of a large scale field generated over a turbulent background

Basile Gallet, Johann Herault, Claude Laroche +2

We present a study of several systems in which a large scale field is generated over a turbulent background. These large scale fields usually break a symmetry of the forcing by sel…