Abstract: AbstractThe near-tropopause energy spectrum closely follows a ?5/3 power law at mesoscales. Most theories addressing the mesoscale spectrum assume unbalanced dynamics but ignore the tropopause (near which the bulk of the ...

Abstract: Fast-moving synoptic-scale atmospheric disturbances produce large-scale near-inertial waves in the ocean mixed layer. In this paper, we analyze the distortion of such waves by smaller-scale barotropic eddies, with a focus ...