Stability analysis of a shear flow with strongly stratified viscosity

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 496, Issue , 2003, Pages 295-312

  Ern, Patricia ^a   Charru, François ^a   Luchini, Paolo ^b  

^a IMFT   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALERNO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; VISCOSITY;

GROWTH RATES; STABILITY ANALYSIS;

SHEAR FLOW;

FLUID MECHANICS; SHEAR FLOW; STABILITY; STRATIFICATION; STRATIFIED FLUID; VISCOSITY;

EID: 1142269717     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112003006372     Document Type: Article

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