Horizontal Convection
Date
2008
Authors
Hughes, Graham
Griffiths, Ross
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
Annual Reviews Inc
Abstract
Differential heating along one horizontal boundary of a fluid-filled volume establishes an overturning circulation (horizontal convection) in the volume. The governing dynamics in this type of convection are fundamentally different from those in other more commonly studied forms of convection in which the thermal forcing is applied at more than one level. The study of horizontal convection has been motivated largely by the need to understand the role of surface buoyancy forcing of the global oceans, and with this in mind we review a number of extensions to idealized convective flow in a simple box.
Description
Keywords
Keywords: Boundary layer flow; Buoyancy; Density measurement (specific gravity); Buoyancy forcing; Convective flow; Density gradient; Overturning circulation; Fluid dynamics; Boundary layer flow; Buoyancy; Density measurement (specific gravity); Fluid dynamics; buo Buoyant plume; Differentially heated box; Horizontal density gradient; Meridional overturning circulation; Steady filling box
Citation
Collections
Source
Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics
Type
Journal article
Book Title
Entity type
Access Statement
License Rights
Restricted until
2037-12-31
Downloads
File
Description