Some aspects of turbulence and mixing in stably stratified layers

Dynamics of Atmospheres and Oceans

Volumn 23, Issue 1-4, 1996, Pages 35-62

  Fernando, H J S ^a   Hunt, J C R ^b  

^a Arizona State University   (United States)

^b MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MIXING; STABLY; STRATIFIED FLOW; TURBULENCE;

BUOYANCY JUMP; MEAN SHEAR; MIXING; RICHARDSON NUMBER; SCALING LAWS; STABLE INTERFACE; STRATIFIED FLOW; TURBULENCE; TURBULENCE MIXING;

EID: 0029657445     PISSN: 03770265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0377-0265(95)00422-x     Document Type: Article

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