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A KH instability rendered visible by clouds, known as fluctus, [2] over Mount Duval in Australia A KH instability on the planet Saturn, formed at the interaction of two bands of the planet's atmosphere Kelvin-Helmholtz billows 500m deep in the Atlantic Ocean Animation of the KH instability, using a second order 2D finite volume scheme
This is an image, captured in San Francisco, which shows the "ocean wave" like pattern associated with the Kelvin–Helmholtz instability forming in clouds. The Kelvin–Helmholtz instability (KHI) is an application of hydrodynamic stability that can be seen in nature. It occurs when there are two fluids flowing at different velocities.
The Kelvin–Helmholtz mechanism is an astronomical process that occurs when the surface of a star or a planet cools. The cooling causes the internal pressure to drop, and the star or planet shrinks as a result. This compression, in turn, heats the core of the star/planet.
A curious cloud seen over Smith Mountain looks more like something out of a fairytale than it does real life — and the science behind it is fascinating. What are Kelvin-Helmholtz clouds?
Kelvin–Helmholtz instability can occur when velocity shear is present within a continuous fluid or when there is sufficient velocity difference across the interface between two fluids. Rossby waves (or planetary waves) are large-scale motions in the atmosphere whose restoring force is the variation in Coriolis effect with latitude.
The strength of the stratification is measured by asking how large the vertical shear of the horizontal winds has to be in order to destabilize the flow and produce the classic Kelvin–Helmholtz instability. This measure is called the Richardson number. When the Richardson number is large, the stratification is strong enough to prevent this ...
Hydrodynamics simulation of a single "finger" of the Rayleigh–Taylor instability. [1] Note the formation of Kelvin–Helmholtz instabilities, in the second and later snapshots shown (starting initially around the level =), as well as the formation of a "mushroom cap" at a later stage in the third and fourth frame in the sequence.
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