Third-order structure function relations for quasi-geostrophic turbulence

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 572, Issue , 2007, Pages 255-260

  Lindborg, Erik ^a  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENTROPY; FLUID STRUCTURE INTERACTION; TURBULENT FLOW; CASCADES (FLUID MECHANICS); FLUID DYNAMICS;

INVERSE CASCADE; QUASI-GEOSTROPIC TURBULENCE; THIRD-ORDER STRUCTURE;

FLUID DYNAMICS; TURBULENCE;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENTROPY; FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUID STRUCTURE INTERACTION; TURBULENT FLOW; CASCADES (FLUID MECHANICS); TURBULENCE;

QUASI-GEOSTROPHIC FLOW; TURBULENCE; TURBULENT FLOW; THREE-DIMENSIONAL FLOW;

ENSTROPHY; INVERSE CASCADE; QUASI-GEOSTROPHIC TURBULENCE; STRUCTURE FUNCTION;

EID: 33846508026     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112006003697     Document Type: Article

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