Publications
Nicholas Kevlahan
McMaster University
Publications in
refereed journals
1. Kevlahan, NK-R and Poulin, F 2022 Energy Spectra and
Vorticity Dynamics in a Two-Layer Shallow Water Ocean Model. J Phys Oceanogr 52, 2741-2759.
doi.org/10.1175/JPO-D-21-0318.1
2. Debreu, L., Kevlahan, N.K.-R. and Marchesiello, P. 2022 Improved Gulf
Stream separation through Brinkman penalization. Ocean Model 179,
102121, doi.org/10.1016/j.ocemod.2022.102121
3. Lauritzen, P. H., Kevlahan, N. K.-R., Toniazzo, T.,
Eldred, C., Dubos, T., Gassmann, A., et al. 2022 Reconciling and improving
formulations for thermodynamics and conservation principles in Earth System
Models (ESMs). J Adv Model Earth Syst
14 e2022MS0031 https://doi.org/10.1029/2022MS003117
4.
Kevlahan, N.K-R. and Lemarié, F. 2022 WAVETRISK-2.1: an
adaptive dynamical core for ocean modelling. Geosci.
Model Dev. 15(17), 6521-6539, doi.org/10.5194/gmd-15-6521-2022
5.
Khan, R. and Kevlahan, N.K-R. 2022 Data assimilation for
the two-dimensional shallow water equations: Optimal initial conditions for
tsunami modelling. Ocean Model. 174, 102009,
doi.org/10.1016/j.ocemod.2022.102009.
6.
Khan, R. and Kevlahan, N.K-R. 2022 Variational
Assimilation of Surface Wave Data for Bathymetry Reconstruction. Part II:
Second Order Adjoint Sensitivity Analysis. Tellus A: Dynamic Meteorology and
Oceanography, 74, 187-203, doi.org/10.16993/tellus.
7.
Khan, R. and Kevlahan, N.K.-R. 2021 Variational
assimilation of surface wave data for bathymetry reconstruction. Part I:
algorithm and test cases, Tellus A: Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography,
73:1, 1-25, doi.org/10.1080/16000870.2021.1976907.
8.
Kevlahan, N.K.-R. 2021 Adaptive wavelet
methods for Earth systems modelling. Fluids 6 doi.org/10.3390/
fluids6070236.
9.
Panuelos, J., Wadsley, J. & Kevlahan, N.K.-R. 2020
Low shear diffusion central schemes for particle methods. J. Comput.
Phys. 414 109454.
10.
Debreu, L., Kevlahan, N.K.-R. &
Marchesiello, P. 2020 Brinkman volume penalization for bathymetry in
three-dimensional ocean models. Ocean Model. 145, 101530.
doi.org/10.1016/j.ocemod.2019.101530
11.
Kevlahan, N.K.-R. Khan, R. & Protas,
B. 2019 On the convergence of data assimilation for the one-dimensional shallow
water equations with sparse observations. Adv Comput Math 45(5),
3195-3216 doi.org/10.1007/s10444-019-09733-6
12.
Kevlahan, N.K.R. & Dubos, T. 2019
WAVETRISK-1.0: an adaptive wavelet hydrostatic dynamical core. Geosci. Model Dev. 12, 4901–4921.
doi.org/10.5194/gmd-12-4901-2019
13.
Ghasemi, A. and Kevlahan, N.K.-R. 2017 The role of
Reynolds number in the fluid-elastic instability of tube arrays. J. Fluid
Struct. 73, 16-36. doi:10.1016/j.jfluidstructs.2017.05.004
14.
Kevlahan, N.K.-R., Dubos, T. Aechtner, M.
2015 Adaptive wavelet simulation of global ocean dynamics using a new Brinkman
volume penalization. Geosci. Model Dev. 8
3891-3909. doi:10.5194/gmd-8-3891-2015
15.
Adalsteinsson, G. and Kevlahan, N.K.-R. 2015
Compressive sampling for energy spectrum estimation of turbulent flows. SIAM
J. Sci. Comput. 37, B452-B472 doi:10.1137/140966216
16.
Behera, R., Mehra, M. and Kevlahan,
N.K.-R. 2015 Multilevel approximation of the gradient operator on an adaptive
spherical geodesic grid. Adv. Comput. Math. 41(3), 663-689
doi:10.1007/s10444-014-9382-z
17.
Aechtner, M. Kevlahan, N.K-R. & Dubos, T. 2015 A
conservative adaptive wavelet method for the shallow-water equations on the
sphere. Q. J. R. Meteorol. Soc. 141(690), 1712-1726
doi:10.1002/qj.2473
18.
Pudritz, R.E. & Kevlahan, N.K.-R. 2013 Shock
interactions, turbulence and the origin of the stellar
mass spectrum. Phil. Trans. R. Soc. A 371, 20120248
doi:10.1098/rsta.2012.0248
19.
Dubos, T. & Kevlahan, N.K.-R. 2013 A
conservative adaptive wavelet method for the shallow-water equations on
staggered grids. Q. J. R. Meteorol. Soc. 139, 1997-2020
doi:10.1002/qj.2097
20.
Alam, J., Kevlahan, N.K.-R., O.V. &
Hossain, Z. 2012 A Multi-resolution model for the simulation of transient
heat and mass transfer. Num. Heat Transfer, Part B:
Fundamentals.
61, 1-24.
21.
Holdsworth, A.M., Kevlahan, N.K.-R. &
Earn, D.J.D. 2012 Multifractal signatures of infectious diseases. J. R.
Soc.: Interface 9, 2167-2180 doi:10.1098/rsif.2011.0886
22.
Kevlahan, N.K.-R. 2011 The role of vortex wake dynamics
in the flow-induced vibration of tube arrays. J. Fluid Struct. 27,
829-837.
23.
Farazmand, M.M., Kevlahan, N.K.-R. & Protas, P.
2011 Controlling the dual cascade of two-dimensional turbulence. J. Fluid
Mech. 668, 202-222.
24.
Kevlahan, N.K.-R. 2010 Vortices for
computing: the engines of turbulence simulation. Theor.
Comput. Fluid Dyn. 24, 241-245.
25.
Kevlahan, N. & Pudritz,
R.E. 2009 Shock-generated vorticity in the interstellar medium and the origin
of the stellar initial mass function. Astrophys
J 702, 39-49.
26.
Mehra, M. & Kevlahan, N.K.-R. 2008
An adaptive multilevel wavelet solver for elliptic equations on an
optimal geodesic spherical grid. SIAM J. Sci. Comput. 30,
3073-3086.
27.
Mehra, M. & Kevlahan, N.K.-R. 2008 An adaptive
wavelet collocation method for the solution of partial differential equations
on the sphere. J. Comput. Phys. 227, 5610-5632.
28.
Vasilyev, O.V., de Stefano, G., Goldstein, D.
& Kevlahan, N.K.-R. 2008 Lagrangian dynamic SGS model for Stochastic
Coherent Adaptive Large Eddy Simulation J. Turbulence 9,
Art. No. N11.
29.
Kevlahan, N.K.-R. 2007 Three-dimensional Floquet stability analysis of the wake in cylinder arrays.
J. Fluid Mech. 592, 79-88.
30.
Kevlahan, N.K.-R., Alam,
J. & Vasilyev, O. V. 2007 Scaling of space-time
modes with Reynolds number in two-dimensional turbulence J. Fluid Mech. 570,
217-226.
31.
Alam, J., Kevlahan, N.-K.-R. & Vasilyev, O.V. 2006 Simultaneous space-time adaptive
wavelet solution of nonlinear partial differential equations. J. Comput.
Phys 214, 829-857.
32.
Goldstein, D., Vasilyev,
O.V. & Kevlahan, N.K.-R. 2005 CVS and SCALES simulation of 3-D isotropic
turbulence. J. Turbulence 6 (37) (20 pp).
33.
Kevlahan, N.K.-R. 2005 Stochastic
differential equation models of vortex merging and reconnection. Phys.
Fluids. 17, 064107 (16 pp).
34.
Kevlahan, N.K.-R. & Wadsley, J. 2005
Suppression of three-dimensional flow instabilities in tube bundles. J.
Fluid Struct. 20(4), 611-620.
35.
Kevlahan, N.K.-R. & Vasilyev, O.V. 2005 An adaptive wavelet collocation method
for fluid-structure interaction at high Reynolds numbers. SIAM J. Sci.
Comput. 26(6), 1894-1915.
36.
Vasilyev, O.V. & Kevlahan, N.K.-R. 2005 An adaptive
multilevel wavelet collocation method for elliptic problems. J. Comput.
Phys. 206, 412-431.
37.
Vasilyev, O.V. & Kevlahan, N.K.-R. 2002 Hybrid
wavelet collocation-Brinkman penalization method for complex geometry flows. Int.
J. Num. Meth. Fluids 30, 531-538.
38.
Dubrulle, B., Laval, J.-P. & Nazarenko, S. & Kevlahan, N. 2001 Derivation of
equilibrium profiles in plane parallel flows from a dynamical subgrid Model. Phys.
Fluids 13, 2045-2064.
39.
Kevlahan, N. K.-R. & Ghidaglia, J.-M. 2001 Computation of turbulent flow past an
array of cylinders using a spectral method with Brinkman penalization. Eur.
J. Mech. B 20, 333-350.
40.
Nazarenko, S. Kevlahan, N.-K.R. & Dubrulle, B. 2000 Nonlinear RDT theory of near-wall
turbulence. Physica D 139,
158-176.
41.
Farge, M., Schneider, K. & Kevlahan, N.
1999 Non-Gaussianity and coherent vortex simulation
for two-dimensional turbulence using an adaptive orthogonal wavelet basis. Phys.
Fluids 11, 2187-2201.
42.
Nazarenko, S., Kevlahan, N. K.-R. & Dubrulle, B. 1999 WKB theory for rapid distortion of
inhomogeneous turbulence, J. Fluid Mech. 390, 325-348.
43.
Protas, B., Babiano,
A. & Kevlahan, N. K.-R. 1999 On geometrical alignment properties of
two-dimensional forced turbulence. Physica D 128, 169-179.
44.
Bonnet, J. P., Delville,
J., Glauser, M. N., Antonia, R. A., Bisset, D. K.,
Cole, D. R., Fiedler, H. E., Garem, J. H., Hilberg, D., Jeong, J., Kevlahan,
N. K.-R., Ukeiley, L. S. & Vincondeau,
E. 1998 Collaborative testing of eddy structure identification methods in free
turbulent shear flows. Experiments in Fluids 25, 197-225
45.
Petitjeans, P., Robres, J.
H., Wesfreid, J. E. & Kevlahan, N. 1998
Experimental evidence for a new type of stretched vortex. Eur. J. Mech.
B/Fluids 17, 549-560.
46.
Kevlahan, N. K.-R. & Farge,
M. 1997 Vorticity filaments in two-dimensional turbulence: creation, stability and effect. J. Fluid Mech. 346,
49-76.
47.
Kevlahan, N. K.-R. 1997 The vorticity jump across a shock
in a non-uniform flow. J. Fluid Mech. 341, 371-384.
48.
Kevlahan, N. K.-R. & Hunt, J. C. R. 1997 Nonlinear
interactions in turbulence with strong irrotational straining. J. Fluid
Mech. 337, 333-364.
49.
Schneider, K., Kevlahan, N. K.-R. & Farge, M. 1997 Comparison of an adaptive wavelet method and
nonlinearly filtered pseudo-spectral methods for two-dimensional turbulence.
Theoret. Comput. Fluid Dynamics 9,
191-206.
50.
Farge, M., Kevlahan, N., Perrier, V. & Goirand, E. 1996 Wavelets and turbulence. Proc. IEEE
84(4), 639-669.
51.
Kevlahan, N. K.-R. 1996 The propagation of weak shocks in
non-uniform flows. J. Fluid Mech. 327, 161-197.
52.
Kevlahan, N. K.-R., Hunt, J. C. R. & Vassilicos, J. C. 1994 A comparison of different analytical
techniques for identifying structures in turbulence. Appl. Sci. Res. 53,
339-355.
53.
Kevlahan, N. K.-R. & Vassilicos, J. C. 1994 The space and scale dependencies of
the self-similar structure of turbulence. Proc. R. Soc. Lond.
A. 447, 341-363.
54.
Kevlahan, N. 1993 Rapid distortion of
turbulent structures. Appl. Sci. Res. 51, 411-415.
55.
Ahlborn, B., Kevlahan, N. & Lefrançois,
M. 1991 Coherence energies of turbulent-flow Physics Essays 4(3),
406-416.
Publications
in conference proceedings
1. Ghasempour, F., Andersson, R., Kevlahan, N.K.-R.
& Andersson, B. 2011 Multidimensional turbulence spectra-identifying
properties of turbulent structures. J. Phys.: Conf. Ser. 318,
04022.
2. Kevlahan, N.K.-R. 2005 Topology change of
vortices using stochastic differential equations. In Proceedings of third MIT conferences on computational fluid and
solid mechanics (ed. K.J. Bathe), pp. 698-700. Elsevier.
3. Goldstein, D., Vasilyev,
O. & Kevlahan, N.K.-R. 2004 Adaptive LES of 3D decaying isotropic
turbulence. In Studying turbulence using numerical simulation databases - X,
Proceedings of the 2004 summer program. (ed. P. Moin,
N. Mansour & P. Bradshaw), 14 pp. Stanford: CTR.
4. Kevlahan, N.K.-R., Simon, J., Tonnet, N. & Wadsley, J. 2004 Suppression of 3D flow
instabilities in tightly packed tube bundles. To appear.
5. Goldstein, D.E., Vasilyev,
O.V., and Kevlahan, N.K.-R. 2003 Feasibility Study of an Adaptive Large Eddy
Simulation Method. 16th AIAA Computational Fluid Dynamics Conference Paper
2003-3551.
6. Kevlahan, N., Vasilyev, O.V.,
Goldstein, D. & Jay, A. 2004 A three-dimensional adaptive wavelet method
for fluid--structure interaction. In Direct and Large-Eddy Simulation V,
(ed. B. J. Geurts, R. Friedrich & O. Métais). 147-154.Kluwer.
7. Kevlahan, N. & Vasilyev, O.
2001 An adaptive wavelet method for fluid-structure interaction. In Direct
and Large-Eddy Simulation Workshop 4: University of Twente, (ed. B. J. Geurts, R. Friedrich & O. Métais),
142-145.
8. Vasilyev, O. & Kevlahan, N. K.-R. 2001 Hybrid wavelet
collocation - Brinkman penalization method for complex geometry flows. In 7th
ICFD Conference 2001 Proceedings, Oxford - March 26-29 (ed. M.J. Baines),
509-515.
9. Kevlahan, N. K.-R., Vasilyev,
O. & Cherhabili, A. 2000 An adaptive wavelet
method for turbulence in complex geometries. In 16th Imacs
World Congress 2000, Proceedings, Lausanne - August 21-25, 2000, (ed.
Michel Deville & Robert Owens), published by IMACS, 411-39.
10. Nazarenko,
S.V., Kevlahan, N. K.-R. & Dubrulle, B. 2000
Nonlinear RDT theory of near wall turbulence. In Advances in Turbulence
VIII, Proceedings of the Eighth European Turbulence Conference, Barcelona,
Spain, 2000-06-27 - 2000-06-30, (ed. C. Dopazo),
629-632.
11. Cherhabili,
A. & Kevlahan, N. K.-R. 2000 Computation of turbulent flow around periodic
obstacles using a Krylov-spectral method based on
Brinkman penalization. In Advances in Turbulence VIII, Proceedings of the Eigth European Turbulence Conference, Barcelona, Spain,
2000-06-27 - 2000-06-30, (ed. C. Dopazo), 997.
12. Kevlahan, N. K.-R. 1999 Flow through
cylinder arrays calculated using d'Arcy penalisation. In Proceedings of 17th
Canadian Congress of Applied Mechanics CANCAM 99 (ed. S. Ziada & D. S. Weaver), 101-102.
13. Farge, M., Kevlahan, N., Bardos,
C. & Schneider, K. 1998 Combining deterministic and statistical approaches
to compute two-dimensional turbulent flows with walls. In Monte Verita Lectures on Turbulence (ed. A. Gyr & A. Tsinober). Birkhauser.
14. Farge, M., Schneider, K. & Kevlahan, N.
K.-R. 1998 Coherent structure eduction in wavelet-forced
two-dimensional turbulent flows. In Proceedings of IUTAM symposium on
dynamics of slender vortices, Aachen (ed. E. Kause),
pp. 65-83. Kluwer.
15. Koster,
F., Griebel, M., Kevlahan, N. K.-R., Farge, M. & Schneider, K. 1998 Towards an adaptive
wavelet-based 3D Navier-Stokes solver. In Numerical Flow Simulation I
16. Schneider, K., Kevlahan, N. K.-R. & Farge,
M. 1998 An adaptive wavelet method compared to non-linearly filtered
pseudo-spectral methods for two-dimensional turbulence. In Advances in
Turbulence VII (ed. U. Frisch), pp. 147-150.
17. Kevlahan, N. K.-R. & Hunt, J. C. R.
1996 Nonlinear interactions in turbulence with strong irrotational straining.
In Advances in Turbulence VI (ed. S. Gavrilakis,
L. Machiels & P. A. Monkewitz),
pp. 239-242. Dordrecht: Kluwer.
18. Hunt, J. C. R., Kevlahan, N. K.-R., & Vassilicos,
J. C. 1994 Turbulence: a state of nature or a collection of phenomena? In Progress
in turbulence research, (ed. H. Branover & Y.
Unger), pp. 1-18. Washington: American Institute of Aeronautics and
Astronautics, Inc.
19. Hunt, J. C. R. & Kevlahan, N. K.-R.
1993 Rapid distortion theory and the structure of turbulence. In Proceedings
of the Monte Veritá colloquium on turbulence (ed.
T. Dracos & A. Tsinober)
Basel: Birkhauser.
20. Kevlahan, N. K.-R., Hunt, J. C. R. & Vassilicos,
J. C. 1993 A comparison of different analytical techniques for identifying
structure in turbulence. In Eddy Structure identification in free turbulent
shear flows, (ed. M. N. Glauser & J.-P.
Bonnet), pp. 311-324. Dordrecht: Kluwer.
21. Hunt, J. C. R., Kevlahan, N., Vassilicos,
J. C. & Farge, M. 1993 Wavelets, fractals and Fourier transforms: detection and analysis of
structure. In Wavelets, fractals and Fourier
transforms, (ed. M. Farge, J. C. R. Hunt & J.
C. Vassilicos), pp. 1-38. Oxford: Clarendon
Press.
22. Kevlahan, N., Krishnan, M., Lee, S. 1992 Evolution of the shock
front and turbulence structures in the shock/turbulence interaction. In Studying
turbulence using numerical simulation databases - IV, Proceedings of the 1992
summer program. (ed. P. Moin, W. Reynolds &
J. Kim), pp. 277-292. Stanford: CTR. (ed. E. H. Hirschel),
pp. 339-363. Vieweg.
Contributions to books
1. Kevlahan, N.K.-R. 2005 Geometric,
Stochastic and Algebraic Vortices. In Vortex Dominated Flows and Related
Fields: a
volume celebrating Lu
Ting's eightieth birthday (ed. D. Blackmore), pp. 99-115. New Jersey: World
Scientific.
2. Schneider, K., Farge, M.
& Kevlahan, N. K.-R. 2004 Spatial intermitency in
turbulence: a wavelet approach. In Woods Hole Mathematics: Perspectives in
Mathematics and Physics. (eds. N. Tongring and
R.C. Penner). World Scientific.
3. Farge, M., Kevlahan, N. K.-R., Perrier, V.
& Schneider, K. 1999 Turbulence analysis, modelling and computing using
wavelets. In Wavelets and Physics. (ed. H. van den Berg). Cambridge
University Press.
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