Measurement of turbulent kinetic energy dissipation rate with a Lagrangian float

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 964-976

  Lien, Ren Chieh ^a   D'Asaro, Eric A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; ENERGY DISSIPATION; ESTIMATION; KINETIC ENERGY; LAGRANGE MULTIPLIERS; VELOCIMETERS;

ACOUSTIC DOPPLER VELOCIMETER; LAGRANGIAN FLOAT; NEUTRALLY BUOYANT FLOAT; TURBULENT KINETIC ENERGY;

METEOROLOGY;

ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; ENERGY DISSIPATION; ESTIMATION; KINETIC ENERGY; LAGRANGE MULTIPLIERS; METEOROLOGY; VELOCIMETERS;

BUOYANCY; FLOATING STRUCTURE; FLUID MECHANICS; KINETIC ENERGY; LAGRANGIAN ANALYSIS; TURBULENT FLOW;

EID: 33747192067     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JTECH1890.1     Document Type: Article

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