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Quasi-two-dimensional turbulence

 a,  b
a A M Obukhov Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Pyzhevskii per. 3, Moscow, 109017, Russian Federation
b Department of Mathematics, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA

We review the results of numerical and experimental studies in quasi-two-dimensional (Q2D) turbulence. We demonstrate that theoretical energy spectra with slopes-5/3 and-3 (Kraichnan-Batchelor-Leith) can be observed only for a special set of external parameters. The bottom drag, beta effect, finite Rossby-Obukhov radius or vertical stratification, which distinguish geophysical Q2D turbulence from its purely 2D counterpart, determine the organization of a Q2D flow on a large scale. Since the spectral energy flux in 2D turbulence is directed upscale, the bottom friction takes on a special role. In the absence of bottom drag the energy condenses on the largest resolvable scale and flow equilibration is not attained.

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PACS: 47.27.Ak, 47.27.Eq, 92.10.−c, 92.90.+x (all)
DOI: 10.1070/PU2000v043n09ABEH000782
URL: https://ufn.ru/en/articles/2000/9/a/
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Citation: Danilov S D, Gurarie D "Quasi-two-dimensional turbulence" Phys. Usp. 43 863–900 (2000)
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%T Quasi-two-dimensional turbulence
%A S. D. Danilov
%A D. Gurarie
%I Physics-Uspekhi
%D 2000
%J Phys. Usp.
%V 43
%N 9
%P 863-900
%U https://ufn.ru/en/articles/2000/9/a/
%U https://doi.org/10.1070/PU2000v043n09ABEH000782

Оригинал: Данилов С Д, Гурарий Д «Квазидвумерная турбулентность» УФН 170 921–968 (2000); DOI: 10.3367/UFNr.0170.200009a.0921

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