The long-time evolution of the initially turbulent wake of a sphere in a stable stratification

Dynamics of Atmospheres and Oceans

Volumn 23, Issue 1-4, 1996, Pages 171-182

  Speeding, G R ^a   Browand, F K ^a   Fincham, A M ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SPHERES; STABLE; STRATIFICATION; TURBULENCE; WAKES;

LONG-TIME EVOLUTION; STRATIFICATION; TURBULENT FLOW; WAKES;

EID: 0029657505     PISSN: 03770265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0377-0265(95)00414-9     Document Type: Article

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