An explicit example with non-Gaussian probability distribution for nontrivial scalar mean and fluctuation

Physics of Fluids

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 536-547

  McLaughlin, Richard M ^a   Majda, Andrew J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION MODELS; INTERMITTENCY; NON GAUSSIAN; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTION; TURBULENCE;

EID: 0029673858     PISSN: 10706631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.868806     Document Type: Article

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