Large-scale Langmuir circulation and double-diffusive convection: Evolution equations and flow transitions

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 276, Issue , 1994, Pages 189-210

  Cox, Stephen M ^a   Leibovich, Sidney ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b School of Chemical and Molecular Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOUBLE DIFFUSION; EVOLUTION EQUATIONS; FLOW TRANSITIONS; LANGMUIR CIRCULATION;

APPROXIMATION THEORY; BOUNDARY VALUE PROBLEMS; FLOW OF FLUIDS; PHASE TRANSITIONS; STABILITY; SURFACE WAVES; TEMPERATURE; VELOCITY; WIND;

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; DOUBLE DIFFUSIVE CONVECTION; EVOLUTION EQUATIONS; FLOW TRANSITIONS; LARGE SCALE LANGMUIR CIRCULATION;

HEAT CONVECTION;

CIRCULATION; CONVECTION; DOUBLE-DIFFUSIVE; LAKES; LANGMUIR; STRATIFICATION; WIND;

EID: 0028667845     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112094002521     Document Type: Article

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