A numerical solution for the barotropic vorticity equation forced by an equatorially trapped wave

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dc.contributor.authorFerguson, James
dc.contributor.supervisorKhouider, Boualem
dc.date.accessioned2008-10-08T21:00:03Z
dc.date.available2008-10-08T21:00:03Z
dc.date.copyright2008en_US
dc.date.issued2008-10-08T21:00:03Z
dc.degree.departmentDepartment of Mathematics and Statistics
dc.degree.levelMaster of Science M.Sc.en_US
dc.description.abstractTo understand the mechanisms of energy exchange between the tropics and the midlatitudes, it is necessary to develop simplified climate models. Motivated by linear wave theory, one such model is derived below. It captures the nonlinear interaction between barotropic and first baroclinic modes. In particular, it allows for the study of the barotropic response to a baroclinic forcing. Numerical methods for handling this nonlinear system are carefully developed and validated. The response generated by a physically realistic Kelvin wave forcing is studied and is found to consist mainly of one eastward propagating wave (phase-locked to the forcing) and two westward propagating (Rossby) waves. The Rossby waves are shown to be highly constrained by the initial parameters of the forcing and an explanation of this result is proposed.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1828/1218
dc.languageEnglisheng
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.rightsAvailable to the World Wide Weben_US
dc.subjectpartial differential equationsen_US
dc.subjectgeophysical fluid dynamicsen_US
dc.subjectnumerical analysisen_US
dc.subject.lcshUVic Subject Index::Sciences and Engineering::Mathematicsen_US
dc.subject.lcshUVic Subject Index::Sciences and Engineering::Earth and Ocean Sciences::Geophysicsen_US
dc.titleA numerical solution for the barotropic vorticity equation forced by an equatorially trapped waveen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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