Using helicity to characterize homogeneous and inhomogeneous turbulent dynamics

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 408, Issue , 2000, Pages 205-238

  Turner, Leaf ^a  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUID DYNAMICS; HELICITY; MATHEMATICAL MODELING; TURBULENCE;

EID: 0033910205     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S002211209900779X     Document Type: Article

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