Dr Jean Reinaud
Reader
- Phone
- +44 (0)1334 46 3742
- jnr1@st-andrews.ac.uk
- Office
- 318 MI
- Location
- Mathematical Institute
Research areas
Dr Reinaud's research focuses on the stability and nonlinear evolution of vortices in situations relevant to large scale oceanic and atmospheric flows, with an emphasis on the oceans.
PhD supervision
- Maxwell Jackson
Selected publications
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Open access
An interaction mechanism sustaining near-equilibrium shielded geophysical vortices
Zoeller, V. C., Reinaud, J. N., Viúdez, Á. & Dritschel, D. G., 25 Feb 2026, In: Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 1029, 17 p., A55.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Interaction of a counter-rotating vortex pair with a vortex over bathymetry
Reinaud, J. N. & Carton, X. J., 17 Jun 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Geophysical & Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics. Latest Articles, 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Quasi-geostrophic vortex vertical alignment over bathymetry
Reinaud, J. N., 4 Mar 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Geophysical & Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics. Latest Articles, 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Finite Froude and Rossby number baroclinic vortex pairs
Reinaud, J. N., McKiver, W. J. & Dritschel, D. G., 31 Jul 2025, In: Geophysical & Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics. 119, 2, p. 179-201Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Quasi-geostrophic vortex merger over bathymetry
Reinaud, J. N., LaCasce, J. H. & Carton, X. J., 10 Oct 2025, In: Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 1020, 26 p., A44.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A 3D minimum enstrophy vortex in stratified quasi-geostrophic flows
Barabinot, Y., Reinaud, J. N., Carton, X., de Marez, C. & Meunier, T., 10 May 2024, In: Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 986, 12 p., R1.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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N-symmetric interaction of N hetons. II: analysis of the case of arbitrary N
Koshel, K., Sokolovkiy, M., Dritschel, D. G. & Reinaud, J. N., 24 May 2024, In: Fluids. 9, 6, 30 p., 122.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The nonlinear evolution of two surface quasi-geostrophic vortices
Carton, X., Reinaud, J. N., Vic, A. & Gula, J., 6 Apr 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Geophysical and Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics. Latest Articles, 27 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Filaments of uniform quasi-geostrophic potential vorticity in pure strain
Reinaud, J. N., 16 Jul 2023, In: Geophysical and Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics. 117, 4, p. 225-242 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Finite Froude and Rossby numbers counter-rotating vortex pairs
Reinaud, J. N., 22 Sept 2023, In: Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 971, 23 p., A41.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review