3 papers
physics.ao-ph2026
Overturning instability in forced ageostrophic oceanic flows
Laur Ferris, Donglai Gong
The subpolar oceans are characterized by intense storm forcing and complex littoral topography. Submesoscale frontal instabilities are significant sources of turbulent kinetic ener…
physics.ao-ph2024
Topographic forcing of submesoscale instability in the Antarctic Circumpolar Current
Laur Ferris, Donglai Gong, John Klinck
Subpolar frontal zones are characterized by energetic storms, intense seasonal cycles, and close connectivity with surrounding continental shelf topography. At the same time, predi…
physics.ao-ph2024
Damping effects of viscous dissipation on growth of symmetric instability
Laur Ferris, Donglai Gong
Symmetric instability (SI) is a frontal instability arising from the interaction of rotation with lateral and vertical shear of a frontal jet and is a generalization of shear, cent…