Abstract: We derive for a channel model a meridional boundary condition that is equivalent to Phillip's one, but is simpler to implement. We then show that the presence of Ekman dissipation in a quasi-geostrophic channel model with ...

Abstract: Thermals are modeled by considering their boundaries as self-advecting vortex sheets. Both slab-symmetric and axisymmetiic geometries are considered. Discussion is restricted to the case of a neutral environment, and ...