The anatomy of the mixing transition in homogeneous and stratified free shear layers

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 413, Issue , 2000, Pages 1-47

  Caulfield, C P ^a,c   Peltier, W R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SHEAR LAYER; STRATIFIED FLUID; TURBULENCE;

EID: 0033911799     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112000008284     Document Type: Article

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