The structure and dynamics of overturns in stably stratified homogeneous turbulence

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 499, Issue , 2004, Pages 197-229

  Diamessis, Peter J ^a   Nomura, Keiko K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUOYANCY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SHEAR FLOW; TURBULENT FLOW;

BUOYANCY FLUX; INTERNAL DENSITY DISTRIBUTION;

FLUID MECHANICS;

DIRECT NUMERICAL SIMULATION; FLUID MECHANICS; SHEAR FLOW; STRATIFIED FLOW; TURBULENCE; VORTICITY;

EID: 1242288339     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112003006992     Document Type: Article

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