Passive scalar tracers in chaotic and turbulent atmosphere

TL;DR

This paper explores the complex behavior of passive scalar tracers like gases and aerosols in the atmosphere, using helical distributed chaos to describe their dynamics across various atmospheric layers and conditions.

Contribution

It introduces the application of helical distributed chaos to model the spatio-temporal dynamics of passive tracers in different atmospheric environments and conditions.

Findings

Helical distributed chaos effectively describes tracer dynamics.

Different sources and sinks influence tracer behavior.

Analogous properties observed in Jupiter's atmosphere.

Abstract

The notion of helical distributed chaos has been used for the description of the spatio-temporal dynamics of the passive scalar tracers from the atmospheric surface layer up to the mesosphere (at different stability conditions and different latitudes). Point, linear and distributed sources and sinks with different types of artificial and natural trace-gases (ozone, carbon dioxide, etc.), and aerosols have been studied. Related properties of the solar radiation transmittance in the cloudy atmosphere have been also briefly discussed as well as analogous properties of the tracers in Jupiter's atmosphere.