Nonlinear transfer and spectral distribution of energy in α turbulence

Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena

Volumn 191, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 137-155

  Tran, Chuong V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dual cascade; Energy spectra; turbulence

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOW OF FLUIDS; GEOPHYSICS; HEATING; KINETIC ENERGY; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; PROBLEM SOLVING; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

DUAL CASCADE; ENERGY SPECTRA; Α TURBULENCE;

TURBULENCE;

EID: 1842575753     PISSN: 01672789     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physd.2003.11.005     Document Type: Article

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