The necessity of instantaneous optimals in stationary turbulence

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 61, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1086-1091

  DelSole, Timothy ^a,b  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Ctr Ocean Land Atmosphere Studs   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY CONSERVATION; LINEAR SYSTEMS; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; STATISTICAL METHODS; TURBULENT FLOW;

DYNAMIC SYSTEM; OPTIMAL PERTURBATIONS; STATIONARY TURBULENCE; TIME-MEAN FLOW;

ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE;

ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; EDDY; PERTURBATION; TURBULENCE;

EID: 2442417400     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(2004)061<1086:TNOIOI>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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