Abstract:

The data are acquired using numerical simulations of spiral inertial waves (SIWs) with NEK5000. This dataset reports velocity, temperature, pressure, and vorticity. The geophysical vortex (a tripolar eddy) is revealed by the vertical vorticity field and the spiral inertial waves are manifested by the vertical velocity field. This dataset supports the publication: Wang, P. and Özgökmen, T.M. (2016). Spiral inertial waves emitted from geophysical vortices. Ocean Modelling. 99: 22-42. doi: 10.1016/j.ocemod.2016.01.001.

Suggested Citation:

Wang, P. and Özgökmen, T.. 2018. NEK5000 simulation of spiral inertial waves emitted from geophysical vortices. Distributed by: Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative Information and Data Cooperative (GRIIDC), Harte Research Institute, Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi. doi:10.7266/N7P55KH0

Publications:

Wang, P., & Özgökmen, T. M. (2016). Spiral inertial waves emitted from geophysical vortices. Ocean Modelling, 99, 22–42. doi:10.1016/j.ocemod.2016.01.001

Purpose:

To study the inertial waves that are emitted from geophysical vortices.

Data Parameters and Units:

Velocity, temperature, pressure, vorticity fields are all non-dimensional. rc216.fld* files - velocity (u,v,w), temperature, pressure; vrtrc216.fld* files - vorticity field

Methods:

Software VisIt used to visualize the data (https://wci.llnl.gov/simulation/computer-codes/visit/)

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