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Rossby waves with barotropic-baroclinic coherent structures and dynamics for the (2 + 1)-dimensional coupled
Tianle Yin1,2, Yajun Du1,2, Weiqing Wang1,2
1College of Sciences, Inner Mongolia University of Technology, Hohhot 010051, China.
Abstract:
Starting from the classical quasi-geostrophic potential vorticity equation with equal depth two-layer fluid, the coupled cylindrical Kadomtsev-Petviashvili (KP) equations with variable coefficients for Rossby waves are studied. To be more general, the phase velocity is considered an indefinite integral about time and improves the analysis procedure. So the variable coefficients are obtained and some previous studies are reasonably explained. The cylindrical wave theory is therewith utilized to reduce the coupled cylindrical KP equations with variable coefficients, and based on the modified Hirota bilinear method, the lump solutions and interaction solutions are found. Through numerical simulations, the Rossby lump waves on both sides of the y axis move closer to the center, and their amplitude gradually decreases and tends to flatten with the generalized Rossby parameter growth. In the Rossby waves flow field, the dipole structures propagate to the east and lead to the appearance of the compress phenomenon during barotropic-baroclinic interaction. It is possibly useful for further theoretical research on atmospheric phenomena.
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