Recent Papers

Petros J. Ioannou

 

Recent refereed publications


B. F. Farrell and P. J. Ioannou, 2009:  A stochastic structural stability theory model of the drift wave-zonal flow system Phys. Plasmas, 16  (to appear) pdf

B. F. Farrell and P. J. Ioannou, 2009: A theory of baroclinic turbulence. J. Atmos. Sci., 66,  2444-2454   pdf

B. F. Farrell and P. J. Ioannou, 2009: Emergence of jets from turbulence in the shallow water equations on an equatorial beta-plane,  J. Atmos. Sci., 66,  3197-3207  pdf

N. A. Bakas and P. J. Ioannou, 2009: Modal and nonmodal growths of inviscid planar perturbations in shear flows with a free surface. Phys. Fluids, 21, 024102. pdf

B. F. Farrell and P. J. Ioannou, 2008: Formation of jets in baroclinic turbulence,  J. Atmos. Sci., 65, 3353-3375.  pdf

B. F. Farrell and P. J. Ioannou, 2008: The stochastic parametric mechanism for growth of wind-driven surface water waves. J. Phys. Ocean. , 38,  862-879.  pdf

B. F. Farrell and P. J. Ioannou, 2007: Structure and Spacing of Jets in Barotropic Turbulence,  J. Atmos, Sci.  64, 3652-3665.   pdf

N. A. Bakas and P. J. Ioannou, 2007: Momentum and Energy Transport by Gravity Waves in Stochastically Driven Stratified Flows. Part I: Radiation of Gravity Waves from a Shear Layer J. Atmos, Sci.  64, 1509-1529 pdf

            Ioannou, P.J. and Farrell, B.F. 2005. Application of Generalized Stability Theory to Deterministic and Statistical Prediction.

            In Palmer, T.N.  and Hagedorn, R., editors, Predictability of Weather and Climate. Cambridge University Press. pdf

            Farrell, B.F. and Ioannou, P.J. 2005. Approximating Optimal State Estimation. In Palmer, T.N. and Hagedorn, R., editors, Predictability

            of Weather and Climate. Cambridge University Press. pdf

Farrell, B. F., and P. J. Ioannou, 2005:  Optimal excitation of linear dynamical systems by distributed forcing. J. Atmos, Sci.  62, 460-475.

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Farrell, B. F., and P. J. Ioannou, 2004:  Sensitivity of perturbation variance and fluxes in  turbulent jets to changes in the mean jet. J. Atmos, Sci. 61, 2645-2652.. pdf

Farrell, B. F., and P.J. Ioannou, 2003: Structural stability of turbulent jets. J. Atmos. Sci., 60, 2101-2118. pdf

Tziperman, E. and P. J. Ioannou, 2002: Transient growth and optimal excitation of thermohaline variability. J. Phys. Ocean. 32, 3427-3435.  pdf

              Farrell, B. F., and P. J. Ioannou, 2002:  Optimal Perturbation of  Uncertain Flows. Stochastics  and Dynamics, 2 , 395-402 pdf

Farrell, B. F., and P. J. Ioannou, 2002:  Perturbation Growth and Structure in Uncertain Flows: Part I.  J. Atmos. Sci., 59,  2629-2646  . pdf

Farrell, B. F., and P. J. Ioannou, 2002:  Perturbation Growth and Structure in Uncertain Flows: Part II. J. Atmos. Sci., 59, 2647-2664 .pdf

 

Farrell, B.F., and P. J. Ioannou, 2001: State Estimation Using a Reduced Order Kalman Filter. J. Atmos.  Sci. 58 , 3666-3680.pdf

 

Bakas, N. A., P. J. Ioannou, and G. E. Kefaliakos, 2001: The Emergence of Coherent Structures in Stratified Shear Flow. J. Atmos. Sci., 58, 2790-2806.pdf

 

Farrell, B.F., and P. J. Ioannou, 2001: Accurate Low Dimensional Approximation of the Linear Dynamics of Fluid Flow. J. Atmos. Sci., 58, 2771-2789. pdf

 

Ioannou, P. J. and A. Kakouris, 2001: Stochastic Dynamics of Keplerian Accretion Disks. Astrophysical Journal, 550, 931-943.pdf

 

Farrell, B.F., and P. J. Ioannou, 2000: Transient and Asymptotic Growth of Two Dimensional Perturbations in Viscous Compressible Shear Flow. Physics of Fluids, 12, 3021-3028.pdf

 

Farrell, B.F., and P. J. Ioannou, 2000: Perturbation Dynamics in Atmospheric Chemistry,  JGR, 105, No. D7, 9303-9320. pdf

 

S.C. Reddy and P.J. Ioannou, 2000: Energy Transfer Analysis of Turbulent Plane Couette Flow. In  Laminar-Turbulent Transition IUTAM 99.  Editors: Saric W. S. and H. F. Fasel. Springer Verlag, Berlin. 211-216. pdf

 

Farrell, B.F., and P. J. Ioannou, 1999: Perturbation Growth and Structure in Time Dependent Flows. J. Atmos. Sci., 56, 3622-3639. pdf

 

Farrell, B.F., and P. J. Ioannou, 1999: Optimal Excitation of Magnetic Fields.  Astrophysical Journal, 522, 1079-1087. pdf

 

Farrell, B.F., and P. J. Ioannou, 1999: Stochastic Dynamics of Field Generation in Conducting Fluids.

Astrophysical  Journal, 522, 1088-1099. pdf.

 

Ioannou, P.J., and B.F. Farrell, 1999: Active control of turbulence in boundary layer flows. In Fundamental Problematic Issues in Turbulence, Trends in Mathematics, Gyr, A., Kinzelbach, W., Tsinober, A. eds. Birkhauser Verlag Basel 496pp.

 

Farrell, B.F., and P.J. Ioannou 1999: Origin and growth of structures in boundary layer flows. In Fundamental Problematic Issues in Turbulence, Trends in Mathematics, Gyr, A., Kinzelbach, W., Tsinober, A. eds Birkhauser Verlag Basel 496pp.

 

Farrell, B. F., and P. J. Ioannou, 1998:  Perturbation Structure and Spectra in Turbulent Channel Flow, Theoret. Comput. Fluid Dynamics, 11, 237-250. 

 

Ioannou, P.J., 1998: Control of Turbulence. In McGraw-Hill Yearbook of Science & Technology. p.409-411.

 

Farrell, B. F., and P. J. Ioannou, 1996: Turbulence suppression by active control. Phys. Fluids, 8,  1257-1268.pdf

 

Farrell, B.F., and P. J. Ioannou, 1996: Generalized stability theory part I: autonomous operators.  J. Atmos. Sci., 53, 2025-2040. pdf

 

Farrell, B.F., and P. J. Ioannou, 1996: Generalized stability theory part II: non-autonomous operators.  J. Atmos. Sci., 53, 2041-2053.  pdf

 

Ioannou, P. J., 1995: Non-normality increases variance. J. Atmos. Sci., 52, 1155-1158. pdf

 

                        Farrell, B. F., and P. J. Ioannou, 1995: Stochastic dynamics of the mid-latitude atmospheric jet. J. Atmos. Sci., 52, 1642-1656. pdf

 

Farrell, B. F., and P. J. Ioannou, 1994: Variance maintained by stochastic   forcing of non-normal dynamical  systems  associated with linearly stable  shear flows. Phys. Rev. Letters, 72, 1188-1191.pdf

 

Farrell, B. F., and P. J. Ioannou, 1994: A theory for the statistical equilibrium energy and heat flux produced  by  transient baroclinic waves.  J. Atmos. Sci., 51, 2685-2698.pdf

                             

                        Ioannou, P.J., and R. S. Lindzen, 1994: Gravitational tides in the outer planets. III. Atmospheric response and mean flow

                        acceleration. Astrophysical Journal, 424, 1005-1013. pdf

                              

                        Farrell, B. F., and P. J. Ioannou, 1993: Stochastic forcing of the linearized Navier-Stokes equations.  Phys. Fluids, A 5, 2600-2609. pdf

 

                         Farrell, B. F., and P. J. Ioannou, 1993: Stochastic Dynamics of Baroclinic Waves.  J. Atmos. Sci., 50, 4044-4057.

 

                         Farrell, B. F., and P. J. Ioannou, 1993: Perturbation growth in shear flow exhibits universality.  Phys. Fluids, A 5, 2298-2300. pdf

 

                         Farrell, B. F., and P. J. Ioannou, 1993: Optimal excitation of three-dimensional perturbations in viscous constant shear

                         flow.  Phys. Fluids, A 5, 1390-1400. pdf

                        

                         Farrell, B. F., and P. J. Ioannou, 1993: Stochastic forcingof perturbation variance in unbounded shear and deformation

                         flows.  J. Atmos. Sci.,  50, 200-211 pdf                                   

                         

                         Farrell, B. F., and P. J. Ioannou, 1993: Transient development of perturbations in stratified shear flow.  J. Atmos. Sci., 50, 2201-2214.

                               

                         Ioannou P. J. and R.. S. Lindzen, 1993: Gravitational tides in the outer planets. I. Implications of classical tidal theory.

                         Astrophysical Journal, 406, 252-265. pdf

                         

                         Ioannou, P.J., and R. S. Lindzen, 1993: Gravitational tides in the outer planets. II. Interior calculations and estimation of the

                         tidal  dissipation factor. Astrophysical Journal, 406, 266-278 pdf