Experimental evidence of the rapid distortion of turbulence in the air flow over water waves

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 318, Issue , 1996, Pages 273-302

  Mastenbroek, C ^a,b   Makin, V K ^a   Garat, M H ^c   Giovanangeli, J P ^c  

^a ROYAL NETHERLANDS METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE KNMI   (Netherlands)

^b ARGOSS   (Netherlands)

^c AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TURBULENCE;

EDDY VISCOSITY CONCEPT; RAPID DISTORTION THEORY; REYNOLDS STRESSES; TURBULENCE CLOSURE SCHEMES;

WATER WAVES;

AIR FLOW; TURBULENCE; WATER WAVES;

EID: 0030184089     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112096007124     Document Type: Article

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