Scaling and Predictability in Surface Quasi-Geostrophic Turbulence

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Autores principales: Valadão, V. J., De Lillo, F., Musacchio, S., Boffetta, G.
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Publicado: 2025
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author Valadão, V. J.
De Lillo, F.
Musacchio, S.
Boffetta, G.
author_facet Valadão, V. J.
De Lillo, F.
Musacchio, S.
Boffetta, G.
contents Turbulent flows are strongly chaotic and unpredictable, with a Lyapunov exponent that increases with the Reynolds number. Here, we study the chaoticity of the Surface Quasi-geostrophic system, a two-dimensional model for geophysical flows that displays a direct cascade similar to that of three-dimensional turbulence. Using high-resolution direct numerical simulations, we investigate the dependence of the Lyapunov exponent on the Reynolds number and find an anomalous scaling exponent larger than the one predicted by dimensional arguments. We also study the finite-time fluctuation of the Lyapunov exponent by computing the Cramér function associated with its probability distribution. We find that the Cramér function attains a self-similar form at large Re.
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spellingShingle Scaling and Predictability in Surface Quasi-Geostrophic Turbulence
Valadão, V. J.
De Lillo, F.
Musacchio, S.
Boffetta, G.
Fluid Dynamics
Turbulent flows are strongly chaotic and unpredictable, with a Lyapunov exponent that increases with the Reynolds number. Here, we study the chaoticity of the Surface Quasi-geostrophic system, a two-dimensional model for geophysical flows that displays a direct cascade similar to that of three-dimensional turbulence. Using high-resolution direct numerical simulations, we investigate the dependence of the Lyapunov exponent on the Reynolds number and find an anomalous scaling exponent larger than the one predicted by dimensional arguments. We also study the finite-time fluctuation of the Lyapunov exponent by computing the Cramér function associated with its probability distribution. We find that the Cramér function attains a self-similar form at large Re.
title Scaling and Predictability in Surface Quasi-Geostrophic Turbulence
topic Fluid Dynamics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2504.07914