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The role of Rossby waves in decaying turbulent motion on a rotating sphere : an insight on zonal wind distributions of planetary atmospheres.

Research Project

Project/Area Number 07640566
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field Meteorology/Physical oceanography/Hydrology
Research InstitutionUniversity of Tokyo

Principal Investigator

HAYASHI Yoshi-Yuki  University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Mathematical Science, Associated Professor, 大学院・数理科学研究科, 助教授 (20180979)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) YAMADA Michio  University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Mathematical Sciences, Professor, 大学院・数理科学研究科, 教授 (90166736)
TAKEHIRO Shinichi  Kyushu University, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Research Associat, 理学部, 助手 (30274426)
Project Period (FY) 1995 – 1996
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 1996)
Budget Amount *help
¥2,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,300,000)
Fiscal Year 1996: ¥600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000)
Fiscal Year 1995: ¥1,700,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,700,000)
KeywordsRossby waves / Spherical motion / non-divergent fluid / turbulence / planetary atmospheres / wave mean-flow acceleration / super rotation / general circulation of atmospheres / 球面非発散流体 / 波と平均流加速 / 角運動量収支
Research Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the behavior oftwo-dimensional non-divergent flow on a rotating spherical shell. We expected to obtain some insight on the distribution of zonal flowsobserved in the real earth and/or planetary atmospheres. Our purpose also contained, in the mean time, developing a suitable computation and/or information environment for pursuing our scientific object.
The experiment of developing common software resources and environment between the groups of University Tokyo and Kyushu University via Internet revealed several fatal issues to be improved in our program structures. There were heavy overhead problems in our developed software resources. The activity aiming at developing a structured software including high dimensional models, that is, the shallow water model and three dimensional spherical convection model, finished with not very satisfying stage. However, the collaboration experiment via Internet was carried out with good performance, partly o … More wing to the eatablishment of SINET.The computer communication between the workstations of Tokyo and Kyushu presented good environment for destant collaboration.
The two-dimensional spherical experiment with numerical method verified that the scenario in which Rossby waves are absorbed in the higher latitudes and deposit eastward angular momentum there was acceptable. The weak non-linear experiments in which the non-linear terms were restricted only to the zonal acceleration due to weak interaction confirmed that the acceleration mechanism was that described by weak non-linear theory. However, we couold not produce very convincing example where a wave packet was absorbed by the critical latitude as was expected by WKB theory. The resolution used in the experiment seemed to be insufficient in obtaining such results.
The three dimentional spherical experiments showed that the equatorial zonal acceleration obtained by thermal convection is also explained by the dynamics of Rossby waves which emerge from the two dimensional constraint forced by the spherical geometry. We succeeded in classifying the east-west acceleration due to convective motion by the use of Rossby waves existing there. Less

Report

(3 results)
  • 1996 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 1995 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (14 results)

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All Publications (14 results)

  • [Publications] M.Ishiwatari: "The long term integration of the runaway greenhouse states and the determination of the runaway limit." Proceedings of the 29th ISAS lunar and planetary Symposium. 189-192 (1996)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1996 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 松本淳子: "熱伝導層を置いた時の熱対流について-マントルの熱的な影響を考慮したコアの対流" 月刊地球. 号外17. 11-17 (1997)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1996 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] K.Ohkitani: "Inviscid and iniscid-limit behavior of a surface quasi-geostrophic flow" Phys.of Fluids. (to appear). (1997)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1996 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 林祥介: "岩波講座地球惑星科学 第6巻 地球連続体力学 第二章 流体力学28HD01:1996" 岩波書店, 319

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1996 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] M.Ishiwatari: "The long term integration of the runaway greenhouse states and the determination of the runaway limit." Proceedings of the 29th ISAS lunar and planetary Symposium. 189-192 (1996)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1996 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Matsumoto: "On the thermal convection with layrs of thermo conductor---convection in the core with the thermal effect of mantle. (in Japanese)" Gekkan Chikyuu. 17. 11-17 (1997)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1996 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] K.Ohkitani: "Inviscid and inviscid-limit behavior of a surface quasi-geostrophic flow" Phys. of Fluids. (to appear). (1997)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1996 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Hayashi, Y.-Y: Iwanami Lecture Series on Earth and Planetary Sciences, Vol 6, Geodynamics of continuum media, Chapter 2 fluid mechanics. (in Japanese). Iwanami, 319pp (39-97) (1996)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1996 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] M.Ishiwatari: "The long term integration of the runaway greenhouse states and the determination of the runaway limit." Proceedings of the 29th ISAS lunar and planetary Symposium. 189-192 (1996)

    • Related Report
      1996 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 松本淳子: "熱伝導層を置いた時の熱対流について-マントルの熱的な影響を考慮したコアの対流" 月刊地球. 号外17. 11-17 (1997)

    • Related Report
      1996 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] K.Ohkitani: "Inviscid and inviscid-limit behavior of a surface quasi-geostrophic flow" Phys.of Fluids,(to appear). (1997)

    • Related Report
      1996 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 林,祥介: "岩波講座地球惑星科学 第6巻 地球連続体力学 第二章 流体力学" 岩波書店, 319 (1996)

    • Related Report
      1996 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] Takehiro,S.: "Boussinesq convection in rotatiing spherical shells.-A study on the equatorial superrotation." The Earth's Central Part:Its Structure and Dynamics,edited by T.Yukutake,TERAPUB,Tokyo. 123-156 (1995)

    • Related Report
      1995 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] Hayashi,Y.Y.: "A model of the entry of comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 into Jupiter's Atmosphere." Proceedings of the 28the ISAS Lunar and Planetary Symposium.1-13 (1995)

    • Related Report
      1995 Annual Research Report

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