Quasi-equilibrium dynamics of shear-stratified turbulence in a model tropospheric jet

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 496, Issue , 2003, Pages 73-103

  Tse, K L ^a   Mahalov, A ^a   Nicolaenko, B ^a   Fernando, H J S ^a  

^a Arizona State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUOYANCY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; JETS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SHEAR FLOW; THERMAL STRATIFICATION; TURBULENCE;

FLOW FIELDS; FROUDE NUMBER;

FLUID MECHANICS;

ATMOSPHERIC FLOW; DIRECT NUMERICAL SIMULATION; FLUID MECHANICS; GRAVITY WAVE; JET FLOW; SHEAR FLOW; STRATIFIED FLOW; TURBULENT JET;

EID: 1142281927     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112003006487     Document Type: Article

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