On the Regularity of Three-Dimensional Rotating Euler–Boussinesq Equations

The 3-D rotating Boussinesq equations (the "primitive" equations of geophysical fluid flows) are analyzed in the asymptotic limit of strong stable stratification. The resolution of resonances and a nonstandard small divisor problem are the basis for error estimates for such fast singular oscillating limits. Existence on infinite time intervals of regular solutions to the Viscous 3-D "primitive" equations is proven for initial data in H-alpha, alpha greater than or equal to 3/4. Existence on a long-time interval T* of regular solutions to the 3-D inviscid equations is proven for initial data in H-alpha, alpha > 5/2 (T* --> infinity as the frequency of gravity waves --> infinity).