Vorticity dynamics in a breaking internal gravity wave. Part 1. Initial instability evolution

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 367, Issue , 1998, Pages 27-46

  Assen, Øyvind Andre ^a   Hvidsten, Per Øyvind ^a   Fritts, David C ^b   Arendt, Steve ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN DEFENCE RESEARCH ESTABLISHMENT FFI   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSIBLE FLOW; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLUID STRUCTURE INTERACTION; LAMINAR FLOW; ROTATIONAL FLOW; SHEAR FLOW; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TURBULENCE; TURBULENT FLOW; VORTEX FLOW;

COUNTER ROTATING VORTICES; INTERNAL GRAVITY WAVE; THREE DIMENSIONAL SIMULATION; VORTICITY DYNAMICS;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

EID: 0032119653     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0022112098001645     Document Type: Article

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