Nonlinear development of
MI:
narrow zonal jets
narrow zonal jets
¥Formation
of intense narrow Zonal jets.
¥Transport/mixing
Barriers. Analog of LH transition in fusion plasmas.
¥Secondary
instability preferentially breaks westward jets (consistent with linear condition β-uyy <0 ?).
¥ Irregular multiple jets with westward
preference
¥Rhines
spectrum: E
~ β2 k-5. Chekhlov et alÕ95.
