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Dynamics of Lagrangian Tracers in Barotropic Turbulence

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Part of the book series: NATO ASI Series ((NSSB,volume 373))

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We discuss the dynamics of passively advected tracers in barotropic turbulence. After introducing the relevant fluid dynamical equations, we consider (a) the properties of Lagrangian advection inside coherent vortices; (b) the presence of anomalous dispersion laws generated by the complex structure of geostrophic turbulence; and (c) the dynamics of non neutrally-buoyant particles.

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  1. Istituto di Cosmogeofisica, Corso Fiume 4, I-10133, Torino, Italy

    A. Provenzale & A. Zanella

  2. Laboratoire de Météorologie Dynamique de l’Ecole Normale Supérieure, 24 rue Lhomond, 75231, Paris Cedex 05, France

    A. Babiano

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  1. CEA-Service de Physique de l’Etat Condensé, Gif-sur-Yvette, France

    H. Chaté

  2. LadHyX, Ecole Polytechnique, Palaiseau, France

    H. Chaté  & J.-M. Chomaz  & 

  3. Institute de Mécanique de Grenoble, LEGI-CNRS, Grenoble, France

    E. Villermaux

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Provenzale, A., Babiano, A., Zanella, A. (1999). Dynamics of Lagrangian Tracers in Barotropic Turbulence. In: Chaté, H., Villermaux, E., Chomaz, JM. (eds) Mixing. NATO ASI Series, vol 373. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-4697-9_8

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