# DrColinCotter

Faculty of Natural SciencesDepartment of Mathematics

Reader in Numerical Analysis and Scientific Computing

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+44 (0)20 7594 3468colin.cotter

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755Huxley BuildingSouth Kensington Campus

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## Publications

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van Sebille E, Griffies SM, Abernathey R, Adams TP, Berloff P, Biastoch A, Blanke B, Chassignet EP, Cheng Y, Cotter CJ, Deleersnijder E, Doos K, Drake HF, Drijfhout S, Gary SF, Heemink AW, Kjellsson J, Koszalka IM, Lange M, Lique C, MacGilchrist GA, Marsh R, Adame CGM, McAdam R, Nencioli F, Paris CB, Piggott MD, Polton JA, Ruehs S, Shah SHAM, Thomas MD, Wang J, Wolfram PJ, Zanna L, Zika JDet al., 2018, Lagrangian ocean analysis: Fundamentals and practices, OCEAN MODELLING, Vol: 121, Pages: 49-75, ISSN: 1463-5003

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Cotter CJ, Gottwald GA, Holm DD, 2017, Stochastic partial differential fluid equations as a diffusive limit of deterministic Lagrangian multi-time dynamics, PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY A-MATHEMATICAL PHYSICAL AND ENGINEERING SCIENCES, Vol: 473, ISSN: 1364-5021

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Gregory A, Cotter CJ, 2017, On the calibration of multilevel Monte Carlo ensemble forecasts, QUARTERLY JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY, Vol: 143, Pages: 1929-1935, ISSN: 0035-9009

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Gregory A, Cotter CJ, 2017, A SEAMLESS MULTILEVEL ENSEMBLE TRANSFORM PARTICLE FILTER, SIAM JOURNAL ON SCIENTIFIC COMPUTING, Vol: 39, Pages: A2684-A2701, ISSN: 1064-8275

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Natale A, Cotter CJ, 2017, Scale-selective dissipation in energy-conserving finite-element schemes for two-dimensional turbulence, QUARTERLY JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY, Vol: 143, Pages: 1734-1745, ISSN: 0035-9009

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Natale A, Cotter CJ, 2017, A variational $\boldsymbol{H}({\rm div})$ finite-element discretization approach for perfect incompressible fluids, IMA Journal of Numerical Analysis, ISSN: 0272-4979

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Yamazaki H, Shipton J, Cullen MJP, Mitchell L, Cotter CJet al., 2017, Vertical slice modelling of nonlinear Eady waves using a compatible finite element method, JOURNAL OF COMPUTATIONAL PHYSICS, Vol: 343, Pages: 130-149, ISSN: 0021-9991

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Abolghasemi MA, Piggott MD, Spinneken J, Vire A, Cotter CJ, Crammond Set al., 2016, Simulating tidal turbines with multi-scale mesh optimisation techniques, JOURNAL OF FLUIDS AND STRUCTURES, Vol: 66, Pages: 69-90, ISSN: 0889-9746

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Cotter CJ, Eldering J, Holm DD, Jacobs HO, Meier DMet al., 2016, Weak dual pairs and jetlet methods for ideal incompressible fluid models in n >= 2 dimensions, Journal of Nonlinear Science, Vol: 26, Pages: 1723-1765, ISSN: 1432-1467

We review the role of dual pairs in mechanics and use them to derive particle-like solutions to regularized incompressible fluid systems. In our case we have a dual pair resulting from the action of diffeomorphisms on point particles (essentially by moving the points). We then augment our dual pair by considering the action of diffeomorphisms on Taylor series, also known as jets. The augmented weak dual pairs induce a hierarchy of particle-like solutions and conservation laws with particles carrying a copy of a jet group. We call these augmented particles jetlets. The jet groups serve as finite-dimensional models of the diffeomorphism group itself, and so the jetlet particles serve as a finite-dimensional model of the self-similarity exhibited by ideal incompressible fluids. The conservation law associated to jetlet solutions is shown to be a shadow of Kelvin’s circulation theorem. Finally, we study the dynamics of infinite time particle mergers. We prove that two merging particles at the zeroth level in the hierarchy yield dynamics which asymptotically approach that of a single particle in the first level in the hierarchy. This merging behavior is then verified numerically as well as the exchange of angular momentum which must occur during a near collision of two particles. The resulting particle-like solutions suggest a new class of meshless methods which work in dimensions n≥2n≥2 and which exhibit a shadow of Kelvin’s circulation theorem. More broadly, this provides one of the first finite-dimensional models of self-similarity in ideal fluids.

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Cotter CJ, Kirby RC, 2016, Mixed finite elements for global tide models, NUMERISCHE MATHEMATIK, Vol: 133, Pages: 255-277, ISSN: 0029-599X

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Cotter CJ, Kuzmin D, 2016, Embedded discontinuous Galerkin transport schemes with localised limiters, JOURNAL OF COMPUTATIONAL PHYSICS, Vol: 311, Pages: 363-373, ISSN: 0021-9991

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Gregory A, Cotter CJ, Reich S, 2016, MULTILEVEL ENSEMBLE TRANSFORM PARTICLE FILTERING, SIAM JOURNAL ON SCIENTIFIC COMPUTING, Vol: 38, Pages: A1317-A1338, ISSN: 1064-8275

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Mcrae ATT, Bercea G-T, Mitchell L, Ham DA, Cotter CJet al., 2016, AUTOMATED GENERATION AND SYMBOLIC MANIPULATION OF TENSOR PRODUCT FINITE ELEMENTS, SIAM JOURNAL ON SCIENTIFIC COMPUTING, Vol: 38, Pages: S25-S47, ISSN: 1064-8275

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Natale A, Shipton J, Cotter CJ, 2016, Compatible finite element spaces for geophysical fluid dynamics, Dynamics and Statistics of the Climate System, Vol: 1

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Jordi BE, Cotter CJ, Sherwin SJ, 2015, An adaptive selective frequency damping method, PHYSICS OF FLUIDS, Vol: 27, ISSN: 1070-6631

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Reich S, Cotter CJ, 2015, Probabilistic Forecasting and Bayesian Data Assimilation, http://www.cambridge.org/us/academic/subjects/mathematics/computational-science/probabilistic-forecasting-and-bayesian-data-assimilation, Publisher: Cambridge University Press, ISBN: 9781107663916

BOOK

Thuburn J, Cotter CJ, 2015, A primal-dual mimetic finite element scheme for the rotating shallow water equations on polygonal spherical meshes, JOURNAL OF COMPUTATIONAL PHYSICS, Vol: 290, Pages: 274-297, ISSN: 0021-9991

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Cotter CJ, Holm DD, 2014, Variational formulations of sound-proof models, Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

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Cotter CJ, Holm DD, Jacobs HO, Meier DMet al., 2014, A jetlet hierarchy for ideal fluid dynamics, JOURNAL OF PHYSICS A-MATHEMATICAL AND THEORETICAL, Vol: 47, ISSN: 1751-8113

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Cotter CJ, McRae ATT, 2014, Compatible finite elements for numerical weather prediction, ECMWF Annual Seminar

CONFERENCE PAPER

Cotter CJ, Thuburn J, 2014, A finite element exterior calculus framework for the rotating shallow-water equations, JOURNAL OF COMPUTATIONAL PHYSICS, Vol: 257, Pages: 1506-1526, ISSN: 0021-9991

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Farrell PE, Cotter CJ, Funke SW, 2014, A framework for the automation of generalised stability theory, SIAM Journal on Scientific Computing, Vol: 36, Pages: C25-C48

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Jordi BE, Cotter CJ, Sherwin SJ, 2014, Encapsulated formulation of the selective frequency damping method, PHYSICS OF FLUIDS, Vol: 26, ISSN: 1070-6631

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McRae ATT, Cotter CJ, 2014, Energy- and enstrophy-conserving schemes for the shallow-water equations, based on mimetic finite elements, Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

This paper presents a family of spatial discretisations of the nonlinearrotating shallow-water equations that conserve both energy and potentialenstrophy. These are based on two-dimensional mixed finite element methods, andhence, unlike some finite difference methods, do not require an orthogonalgrid. Numerical verification of the aforementioned properties is also provided.

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Melvin T, Staniforth A, Cotter C, 2014, A two-dimensional mixed finite-element pair on rectangles, Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, Vol: 140, Pages: 930-942, ISSN: 0035-9009

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Thuburn J, Cotter CJ, Dubos T, 2014, A mimetic, semi-implicit, forward-in-time, finite volume shallow water model: comparison of hexagonal–icosahedral and cubed-sphere grids, Geoscientific Model Development, Vol: 7, Pages: 909-929

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Viré A, Xiang J, Piggott MD, Cotter CJ, Latham JP, Pain CCet al., 2014, Towards the numerical modelling of floating offshore renewables, Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering, Pages: 413-417

© Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2014. Two finite element models are coupled, with the aim of computing the mutual interactions between fluids and floating solids. The fluid and solid domains are discretised differently in space and time, and at every time step, the solid mesh is mapped onto the fluid mesh. The effect of the solid on the fluid dynamics, and vice versa, is modelled through a volumetric penalty force added to the momentum balances of the fluids and solids. A novel algorithm ensures that the action-reaction principle is satisfied at the discrete level. The coupled models are used to simulate uniform flow past a wind turbine, which is represented as a fixed actuator disc. Preliminary results on a floating pile also demonstrate the applicability of the models to fully coupled simulation of a floating spar. This work is a first-step towards the fully coupled modelling of floating wind turbines.

BOOK CHAPTER

Visram AR, Cotter CJ, Cullen MJP, 2014, A framework for evaluating model error using asymptotic convergence in the Eady model, Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, Pages: n/a-n/a, ISSN: 0035-9009

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Cotter C, 2013, Data assimilation on the exponentially accurate slow manifold, PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY A-MATHEMATICAL PHYSICAL AND ENGINEERING SCIENCES, Vol: 371, ISSN: 1364-503X

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Cotter CJ, Cotter SL, Vialard F-X, 2013, Bayesian data assimilation in shape registration, INVERSE PROBLEMS, Vol: 29, ISSN: 0266-5611

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