Abstract
Freely decaying quasi-2D turbulence under the influence of a meridional variation of the Coriolis parameter f (β effect) is experimentally and numerically modelled. The experimental flow is generated in a rotating electromagnetic cell where the variation of f is approximated by a nearly equivalent topographical effect. In the presence of a high β effect, the initial disordered vorticity field evolves to form a weak polar anticyclonic circulation surrounded by a cyclonic zonal jet demonstrating the preferential transfer of energy towards zonal motions. In agreement with theoretical predictions, the energy spectrum becomes peaked near the Rhines wave number with a steep fall-off beyond, indicating the presence of a soft barrier to the energy transfer towards larger scales. DNS substantially confirmed the experimental observations.
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