Internal waves generated from a turbulent mixed region

Physics of Fluids

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 488-498

  Dohan, K ^a   Sutherland, B R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUOYANCY; THERMAL STRATIFICATION; TURBULENCE;

INTERNAL WAVES;

FLUID DYNAMICS;

INTERNAL WAVE; MIXING; TURBULENT FLOW;

EID: 0037331550     PISSN: 10706631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1530159     Document Type: Article

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