Naso, A.; Chavanis, P. H.; Dubrulle, B. - In: The European Physical Journal B - Condensed Matter and … 80 (2011) 4, pp. 493-517
We study the minimization of potential enstrophy at fixed circulation and energy in an oceanic basin with arbitrary topography. For illustration, we consider a rectangular basin and a linear topography h=by which represents either a real bottom topography or the β-effect appropriate to oceanic...