Characterization of finite-time Lyapunov exponents and vectors in two-dimensional turbulence

Chaos

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 688-698

  Lapeyre, Guillaume ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0036711474     PISSN: 10541500     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1499395     Document Type: Article

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