An experimental investigation of the vertical temperature structure of homogeneous stratified shear turbulence

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 425, Issue , 2000, Pages 1-29

  Keller, Kurt H ^a   Van Atta, Charles W ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; SHEAR FLOW; STRATIFIED FLOW; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; TURBULENCE;

EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; SHEAR FLOW; STRATIFIED FLOW; TEMPERATURE; TURBULENCE;

EID: 0034518201     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112000002111     Document Type: Article

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