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IERLEY, GLENN

Professor of Geophysics

Degrees:

• B.S., California Institute of Technology
• M.S., Stanford University
• Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Research Interests:

• Upper bound theory
• Turbulence and stability

Courses Recently Taught:

• MAE294A: Intro to Applied Mathematics
• SIO203A: Intro to Applied Mathematics
• SIO215A: Applied Math for Oceanogrph I
• SIO215B: Applied Math for Oceanogrph II
• SIO215C: Applied Math Oceanogrph III
• SIO219: Spec Topics/Physical Oceanogra
• SIO239: Special Topics in Geophysics

Mentoring:

• Livermore, Philip (Post Doc; 2007-2009)
• Spydell, Matthew (Graduate; 1999-2004)
• Sheremet, Vitalii (Graduate; 1991-1996)

1995, Ierley, G.R. and Sheremet,V. Multiple solutions and advection-dominated flows in the wind-driven circulation. Part I: Slip, Journal of Marine Research, 53(5), 703-737

1995, Cessi,P. and Ierley,G.R. Symmetry-breaking multiple equilibria in quasigeostrophic, wind-driven flows, Journal of Physical Oceanography, 25(6), 1196-1205

1997, Ierley,G. A class of sparse spectral operators for inversion of powers of the Laplacian in N dimensions, J. Sci. Comp., 12(1), 57-73

1997, Sheremet, V., Ierley G.R. and Kamenkovich, V. Eigenanalysis of the two-dimensional wind-driven ocean circulation problem, Journal of Marine Research, 55(1), 57-92

1997, Balmforth,N., Ierley, G.R., and Worthing, R. Pulse dynamics in an unstable medium, SIAM Journal on Applied Mathematics, 57(1), 205-251

1998, Miles, J.W. and Ierley, G.R. Surface-wave generation by gusty wind, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 357, 21-28

2001, Ierley, G.R. and Worthing, R. Bound to improve: a variational approach to convective heat transport, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 441, 223-253

2001, Ierley, G.R. and Miles, J.W. On Townsends model of the turbulent-wind-wave problem, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 435, 175-189

2005, Plasting, S.C. and Ierley, G.R. Infinite Prandtl number convection. Part I: Conservative bounds, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 542, 343-363

2006, Ierley, G.R., Kerswell, R.R. and Plasting,S.C. Infinite Prandtl number convection. Part II: A singular limit of upper bound theory, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 560, 159-227.

2008, Livermore, P.W., Ierley, G.R. and Jackson, A. The structure of Taylor's constraint in three dimensions, Proc. R. Soc. A, 464, 3149-174.

2009, Livermore, P.W. and Ierley, G.R. A new hypergeometric identity linking coefficients of certain class of homogeneous polynomials motivated from magnetohydrodynamics, Adv. Appl. Math., 43(4), 390-393.

2009, Livermore, P.W., Ierley, G.R., and Jackson, A. The construction of exact Taylor states. I: The full sphere, Geophys. J. Intl., 179(2), 923-928.

2009, Livermore, P.W. and Ierley, G.R. Quasi-Lp norm orthogonal Galerkin expansions in sums of Jacobi polynomials, Num. Alg., doi: 10.1007/s11075-009-9353-5

2010, Livermore, P.W.,Ierley,G.R., and Jackson, A. The construction of exact Taylor states. II: The influence of an inner core, Phys. Earth Planet. Int., 178(1-2), 16-26.