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Transition path theory insights into hurricane rapid intensification
F. J. Beron-Vera, G. Bonner, M. J. Olascoaga +2
We explore hurricane and ocean reanalysis data to understand how rapid intensification (RI) of tropical cyclones is impacted by the upper ocean density structure, with an emphasis…
Properties and baroclinic instability of stratified thermal upper-ocean flow
F. J. Beron-Vera, M. J. Olascoaga
We study the properties of, and investigate the stability of a baroclinic zonal current in, a thermal rotating shallow-water model, sometimes called \emph{Ripa's model}, featuring…
Physics-informed laboratory estimation of Sargassum windage
M. J. Olascoaga, F. J. Beron-Vera, R. T. Beyea +5
A recent Maxey--Riley theory for \sarg raft motion, which models a raft as a network of elastically interacting finite-size, buoyant particles, predicts the carrying flow velocity…
Stability of temporal statistics in Transition Path Theory with sparse data
G. Bonner, F. J. Beron-Vera, M. J. Olascoaga
Transition Path Theory (TPT) provides a rigorous statistical characterization of the ensemble of trajectories connecting directly, i.e., without detours, two disconnected (sets of)…
Dynamical geography and transition paths of Sargassum in the tropical Atlantic
F. J. Beron-Vera, M. J. Olascoaga, N. Putman +3
By analyzing a time-homogeneous Markov chain constructed using trajectories of undrogued drifting buoys from the NOAA's Global Drifter Program, we find that probability density can…
Exploring the use of Transition Path Theory in building an oil spill prediction scheme
M. J. Olascoaga, F. J. Beron-Vera
The Transition Path Theory (TPT) of complex systems has proven a robust means for statistically characterizing the ensemble of trajectories that connect any two preset flow regions…