Large eddy simulation of particle settling in the ocean mixed layer

Physics of Fluids

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2006, Pages

  Noh, Y ^a   Kang, I S ^a   Herold, M ^b   Raasch, S ^c  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^b ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

^c LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; JETS; LAGRANGE MULTIPLIERS; OCEANOGRAPHY; VELOCITY; VORTEX FLOW;

HIGH VORTICITY REGION; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; OCEAN MIXED LAYER; UPWARD FLOWS;

TURBULENT FLOW;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; JETS; LAGRANGE MULTIPLIERS; OCEANOGRAPHY; TURBULENT FLOW; VELOCITY; VORTEX FLOW;

EID: 33748271287     PISSN: 10706631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2337098     Document Type: Article

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