Mean zonal flows generated by librations of a rotating spherical cavity

Abstract

Longitudinal librations represent oscillations about the axis of a rotating axisymmetric fluid-filled cavity. An analytical theory is developed for the case of a spherical cavity in the limit when the libration frequency is small in comparison with the rotation rate, but large in comparison with the inverse of the spin-up time. It is shown that longitudinal librations create a steady zonal flow through the nonlinear advection in the Ekman layers. The theory can be applied to laboratory experiments as well as to solid planets and satellites with a liquid core.

Publication DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022112010000753
Divisions: College of Engineering & Physical Sciences > Systems analytics research institute (SARI)
Additional Information: © Cambridge University Press 2010
Publication ISSN: 1469-7645
Last Modified: 22 Mar 2024 08:10
Date Deposited: 24 Sep 2013 10:57
Full Text Link: http://journals ... ine&aid=7490880
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PURE Output Type: Article
Published Date: 2010-05-10
Published Online Date: 2010-03-19
Authors: Busse, F.H.

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