title: Nonlinear superposition of direct and inverse cascades in two-dimensional turbulence forced at large and small scales.
abstract: We inquire about the properties of 2D Navier-Stokes turbulence simultaneously forced at small and large scales. The background motivation comes by observational results on atmospheric turbulence. We show that the velocity field is amenable to the sum of two auxiliary velocity fields forced at large and small scale and exhibiting a direct enstrophy and an inverse-energy cascade, respectively. Remarkably, the two auxiliary fields reconcile universal properties of fluxes with positive statistical correlation in the inertial range.
authors: Istituto dei Sistemi Complessi, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Via dei Taurini 19, I-00185 Rome, Italy.
authors: Massimo
authors: M
authors: Cencini
authors: Paolo
authors: P
authors: Muratore-Ginanneschi
authors: Angelo
authors: A
authors: Vulpiani