Turbulent diffusion in stably stratified non-decaying turbulence

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 410, Issue , 2000, Pages 123-146

  Nicolleau, F ^a   Vassilicos, J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LAGRANGIAN ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODELING; STRATIFIED FLOW; TURBULENT DIFFUSION;

EID: 0033928099     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112099008113     Document Type: Article

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