Energy dissipation and vortex structure in freely decaying, stratified grid turbulence

Dynamics of Atmospheres and Oceans

Volumn 23, Issue 1-4, 1996, Pages 155-169

  Fincham, A M ^a   Maxworthy, T ^a   Spedding, G R ^a  

^a University of Southern California ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISSIPATION; ENERGY; GRID; PARTICLE IMAGE VELOCIMETRY; STRATIFICATION; TURBULENCE; VORTICES;

DIGITAL PARTICLE IMAGE VELOCIMETRY; DISSIPATION FRACTION; DPIV; ENERGY DISSIPATION; GRID TURBULENCE; QUASI 2D VORTEX; STRATIFIED FLOW; VORTICITY FIELD;

EID: 0029657442     PISSN: 03770265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0377-0265(95)00415-7     Document Type: Article

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