Geometry, Angular Momentum and the Intrinsic Drift of Oceanic Monopolar Vortices

R. van der Toorn

Geometry, Angular Momentum and the Intrinsic Drift of Oceanic Monopolar Vortices

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Abstract

The intrinsic westward drift of oceanic monopolar vortices is explained in terms of angular momentum dynamics. In turn, the physical origin of this is shown to reside in the broken spherical symmetry of the fluid dynamics on a rotating planet. This is done developing and applying a slight generalization of Noether's theorem. As a preliminary, the gravitational field of a rotating planet is analyzed in detail.

Original language	English
Awarding Institution	Universiteit Utrecht
Award date	1 Oct 1997
Print ISBNs	90-393-1602-3
Electronic ISBNs	9789039316023
Publication status	Published - 1 Oct 1997
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

planetary fluid dynamics
planetary gravitation
monopolar vortices
angular momentum dynamics
variational principle
Lie algebra
rotational symmetry

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Geometry, Angular Momentum and the Intrinsic Drift of Oceanic Monopolar Vortices

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