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fearnley@ERE.UMontreal.CA (Fearnley Anne) writes:
>give me some references, I will be very grateful. 

A recent reference which discusses both plasmas and geo-fluids is
  A Hasegawa, Adv Phys 34, 1 (1985).

>     As well, how about some opinions on the subject itself, with
>supporting arguments. Some folks think the coherent structure business
>is rubbish and a craze, and some think its the key to turbulence.

Understanding why coherent structures (usually long-lived monopolar or
dipolar vortices) emerge from turbulence and survive it is interesting
and important. However, the practical importance is overblown. Most of
the results are specific to homogeneous and isotropic situations, which
do not describe the important natural ones. In plasmas, inhomogeneity
usually kills these things. Claims that coherent solitons can explain
turbulent transport of heat, particles, or momentum is certainly going
too far.

Gruss,
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