# Formation of eyes in large-scale cyclonic vortices

@article{Oruba2018FormationOE,
title={Formation of eyes in large-scale cyclonic vortices},
author={L. Oruba and P. A. Davidson and Emmanuel Dormy},
journal={arXiv: Fluid Dynamics},
year={2018}
}
• Published 12 January 2018
• Physics
• arXiv: Fluid Dynamics
We present numerical simulations of steady, laminar, axisymmetric convection of a Boussinesq fluid in a shallow, rotating, cylindrical domain. The flow is driven by an imposed vertical heat flux and shaped by the background rotation of the domain. The geometry is inspired by that of tropical cyclones and the global flow pattern consists of a shallow, swirling vortex combined with a poloidal flow in the r-z plane which is predominantly inward near the bottom boundary and outward along the upper…
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