Decaying stratified turbulence: Comparison between a two-point closure EDQNM model and direct numerical simulations

Dynamics of Atmospheres and Oceans

Volumn 23, Issue 1-4, 1996, Pages 217-233

  Van Haren, L ^a   Staquet, C ^b   Cambon, C ^c  

^a EDF R AND D   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^c ECOLE CENTRALE DE LYON   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MODELLING-MATHEMATICAL; SIMULATION-NUMERICAL; STRATIFICATION; TURBULENCE;

ANISOTROPIC FLOW STRUCTURE; CLOSURE MODEL; EDDY DAMPED QUASI NORMAL MARKOVIAN; EDQNM; FLOW MODELLING; MODEL EVALUATION; NUMERICAL SIMULATION; STRATIFIED FLOW; STRATIFIED TURBULENCE; TURBULENCE; TWO POINT CLOSURE MODEL;

EID: 0029657507     PISSN: 03770265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0377-0265(95)00411-4     Document Type: Article

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