Spatio-temporal organization of dynamics in a two-dimensional periodically driven vortex flow: a Lagrangian flow network perspective
Abstract
We study the Lagrangian dynamics of passive tracers in a simple model of a driven two-dimensional vortex resembling real-world geophysical flow patterns. Using a discrete approximation of the system's transfer operator, we construct a directed network that characterizes the exchange of mass between distinct regions of the flow domain. By studying different measures characterizing flow network connectivity at different time-scales, we are able to identify the location of dynamically invariant structures and regions of maximum dispersion. Specifically, our approach allows to delimit co-existing flow regimes with different dynamics. To validate our findings, we compare several network characteristics to the well-established finite-time Lyapunov exponents and apply a receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis to identify network measures that are particularly useful for unveiling the skeleton of Lagrangian chaos.
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@article{arxiv.1603.09704,
title = {Spatio-temporal organization of dynamics in a two-dimensional periodically driven vortex flow: a Lagrangian flow network perspective},
author = {Michael Lindner and Reik V. Donner},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1603.09704},
year = {2017}
}