Comments on: Demonstrating Ekman layers in a rotating tank: High pressure and low pressure systems! https://mirjamglessmer.com/2019/08/11/demonstrating-ekman-layers-in-a-rotating-tank-high-pressure-and-low-pressure-systems/ Dr. Mirjam S. Glessmer Mon, 02 Mar 2020 19:26:07 +0000 hourly 1 By: Giving it a side eye: Why we use high-walled tanks on our rotating table #FlumeFriday - Dr. Mirjam S. Glessmer https://mirjamglessmer.com/2019/08/11/demonstrating-ekman-layers-in-a-rotating-tank-high-pressure-and-low-pressure-systems/#comment-2799 Mon, 02 Mar 2020 19:26:07 +0000 https://mirjamglessmer.com/?p=11953#comment-2799 […] example the Ekman layer experiment. If you want to see the bottom boundary layer thicken over time as friction propagates upwards […]

]]> By: 12 students, four rotating tables, three experiments and one dog | Teaching Ocean Science https://mirjamglessmer.com/2019/08/11/demonstrating-ekman-layers-in-a-rotating-tank-high-pressure-and-low-pressure-systems/#comment-2781 Fri, 17 Jan 2020 14:33:08 +0000 https://mirjamglessmer.com/?p=11953#comment-2781 […] A second group was doing an Ekman spiral experiment similar to this one. […]

]]> By: Taylor column in a rotating tank | Dr. Mirjam S. Glessmer https://mirjamglessmer.com/2019/08/11/demonstrating-ekman-layers-in-a-rotating-tank-high-pressure-and-low-pressure-systems/#comment-2741 Wed, 11 Sep 2019 04:58:07 +0000 https://mirjamglessmer.com/?p=11953#comment-2741 […] that require changing the rotation rate, since that’s what we do to show both turbulence and Ekman layers, neither of which we want to prominently happen in this case here. On the other hand, we are […]

]]> By: Rossby waves in a rotating tank — three different demonstrations | Dr. Mirjam S. Glessmer https://mirjamglessmer.com/2019/08/11/demonstrating-ekman-layers-in-a-rotating-tank-high-pressure-and-low-pressure-systems/#comment-2738 Tue, 10 Sep 2019 05:02:25 +0000 https://mirjamglessmer.com/?p=11953#comment-2738 […] to run. However what I am worried about is the change in rotation rate and the turbulence and Ekman layers that it will introduce. After all, slowing down the tank is what we do create both turbulence and […]

]]> By: Spin down — lots of shear instabilities in our tank! | Dr. Mirjam S. Glessmer https://mirjamglessmer.com/2019/08/11/demonstrating-ekman-layers-in-a-rotating-tank-high-pressure-and-low-pressure-systems/#comment-2729 Fri, 30 Aug 2019 17:03:18 +0000 https://mirjamglessmer.com/?p=11953#comment-2729 […] it is usually very impressive to watch. Sometimes we stop tanks on purpose to show for example the development of Ekman layers, but sometimes we are just done with an experiment and then get to see cool stuff to see just as […]

]]> By: Vorticity and Rossby waves | Dr. Mirjam S. Glessmer https://mirjamglessmer.com/2019/08/11/demonstrating-ekman-layers-in-a-rotating-tank-high-pressure-and-low-pressure-systems/#comment-2719 Wed, 21 Aug 2019 16:02:48 +0000 https://mirjamglessmer.com/?p=11953#comment-2719 […] speaking, once a fluid is in rotation, it wants to keep rotating (as we saw for example with the bottom Ekman layers in a rotating tank, where the water inside kept on rotating after the tank was s…, until it was slowed down by friction). There are several components that are at play here — […]

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