Geometric Mechanics of the Vertical Slice Model

Abstract

The goals of the present work are to: (i) investigate the dynamics of oceanic frontogenesis by taking advantage of the geometric mechanics underlying the class of Vertical Slice Models (VSMs) of ocean dynamics; and (ii) illustrate the versatility and utility of deterministic and stochastic variational approaches by deriving several variants of wave-current interaction models which describe the effects of internal waves propagating within a vertical planar slice embedded in a 3D region of constant horizontal gradient of buoyancy in the direction transverse to the vertical plane.