Variational bounds on shear-driven turbulence and turbulent Boussinesq convection

Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena

Volumn 100, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 355-376

  Kerswell, R R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 22244454149     PISSN: 01672789     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-2789(96)00227-8     Document Type: Article

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