Articles | Volume 24, issue 1
https://doi.org/10.5194/npg-24-61-2017
https://doi.org/10.5194/npg-24-61-2017
Research article
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30 Jan 2017
Research article |  | 30 Jan 2017

The fully nonlinear stratified geostrophic adjustment problem

Aaron Coutino and Marek Stastna

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AR by Aaron Coutino on behalf of the Authors (06 May 2016)  Author's response   Manuscript 
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (10 May 2016) by Roger Grimshaw
RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (01 Jul 2016)
RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (07 Jul 2016)
ED: Reconsider after major revisions (further review by Editor and Referees) (08 Jul 2016) by Roger Grimshaw
AR by Aaron Coutino on behalf of the Authors (19 Aug 2016)  Author's response   Manuscript 
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (22 Aug 2016) by Roger Grimshaw
RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (19 Sep 2016)
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (further review by Editor) (21 Dec 2016) by Roger Grimshaw
AR by Aaron Coutino on behalf of the Authors (24 Dec 2016)  Author's response   Manuscript 
ED: Publish as is (28 Dec 2016) by Roger Grimshaw
AR by Aaron Coutino on behalf of the Authors (02 Jan 2017)
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Short summary
We have re-examined the classical geostrophic adjustment problem, where a disturbance of a density stratification is released from rest in a rotating frame of reference, from a numerical point of view. This has enabled us to consider the governing equations without approximations. We show that both the waves generated and the remaining state exhibit nonlinear effects. Due to advances in available computational power, we can now revisit classical problems and solve them completely.