On the shear number effect in stratified shear flow

Theoretical and Computational Fluid Dynamics

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 171-188

  Jacobitz, Frank G ^a,b   Sarkar, Sutanu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0033247360     PISSN: 09354964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001620050114     Document Type: Article

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