Research

My current research focuses on various aspects of fluid flows ocurring in geophysical settings i.e. the atmosphere and the ocean. I employ a combination of theoretical, numerical and experimental tools in my research.

Internal Gravity Waves

[5] M. Mathur, G.S. Carter and T. Peacock

"Topographic scattering of the low mode internal tide in the deep ocean",

J. Geophys. Res. - Oceans, 119, 2165-2182 (2014).

[4] M.J. Mercier, M. Mathur, L. Gostiaux, T. Gerkema, J. Magalhaes, J. da Silva and T. Dauxois

"Soliton generation by internal tidal beams impinging on a pycnocline: laboratory experiments",

J. Fluid Mech., 704, 37-60 (2012).

[3] M.J. Mercier, D. Martinand, M. Mathur, L. Gostiaux, T. Peacock and T. Dauxois

"New wave generation",

J. Fluid Mech., 657, 308-334 (2010).

[2] M. Mathur and T. Peacock

"Internal Wave Interferometry",

Phys. Rev. Lett., 104, 118501 (2010).

[1] M. Mathur and T. Peacock

"Internal wave beam propagation in nonuniform stratifications",

J. Fluid Mech., 639, 133-152 (2009).

Bistability in geophysical flows

Details coming soon!

Stability of Vortices

[2] D. Nagarathinam, M. Mathur and A. Sameen

"Centrifugal instability in nonaxisymmetric vortices",

J. Fluid Mech., submitted.

[1] M. Mathur, S. Ortiz, T. Dubos and J.M. Chomaz

"Effects of an axial flow on the centrifugal, elliptic and hyperbolic instabilities in Stuart vortices",

J. Fluid Mech., 758, 565-585 (2014)..

Lagrangian Coherent Structures

[2] W. Tang, M. Mathur, G. Haller, D.C. Hahn and F.H. Ruggiero

"Lagrangian Coherent Structures near a subtropical jet stream",

J. Atmos. Sci.., 67, issue 7, 2307-2319 (2010).

[1] M. Mathur, G. Haller, T. Peacock, J.E. Ruppert-Felsot and H.L. Swinney,

"Uncovering the Lagrangian Skeleton of Turbulence",

Phys. Rev. Lett., 98, 144502 (2007).