Seismo Lab Seminar

Large-scale atmospheric and oceanic fluid dynamics are dominated by the effects of planetary rotation and, thus, differ fundamentally from the local-scale fluid motions that we are well acquainted with. In this talk, we will carry out a simple, DIY desktop rotating experiment to generate a desktop atmospheric jet stream. The instability of this jet takes the form of mid-latitude winter-time storms with analog atmospheric rivers tending to wrap around their peripheries. Thus, assuming the desktop experimental powers-that-be are beneficent, we will demonstrate and explain some of the essential phenomena of winter-time climate in LA.