A stochastic model for high-Rayleigh-number convection

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 528, Issue , 2005, Pages 173-205

  Wunsch, Scott ^a   Kerstein, Alan R ^a  

^a SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEAT CONVECTION; HEAT TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMBER THEORY; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PRANDTL NUMBER; RANDOM PROCESSES; STATISTICAL METHODS;

HIGH-RAYLEIGH-NUMBER CONVECTION; MODEL PARAMETERS; STOCHASTIC MODEL; THERMAL CONVECTIONS;

REYNOLDS NUMBER;

CONVECTION; RAYLEIGH NUMBER;

EID: 18244378258     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112004003258     Document Type: Article

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