Prof Joseph Henry Lacasce, Oslo
WRL Theatre BAffiliation: University of Oslo, Norway Academic Webpage Title: Vortices over bathymetry Abstract: In many regions of the ocean, the flow is dominated by surface-intensified vortices with scales of 10s of kilometers. These interact with bottom topography, often non-intuitive ways. It is possible to predict the mean flow generated by such "geostrophic turbulence" using a simple variational argument. With…