Langmuir turbulence in shallow water. Part 1. Observations

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 576, Issue , 2007, Pages 27-61

  Gargett, Ann E ^a   Wells, Judith R ^a  

^a OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOW OF WATER; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; OCEAN CURRENTS; VELOCITY; VORTEX FLOW; WAVELET ANALYSIS; WIND EFFECTS;

COUETTE FLOW; LANGMUIR CIRCULATION; SHALLOW WATER FLOW; WIND FORCING;

TURBULENT FLOW;

FLOW OF WATER; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; OCEAN CURRENTS; TURBULENT FLOW; VELOCITY; VORTEX FLOW; WAVELET ANALYSIS; WIND EFFECTS;

DEEP WATER; DOPPLER EFFECT; LANGMUIR CIRCULATION; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; SHALLOW WATER; TURBULENCE; TURBULENT FLOW; UPWELLING; WATER COLUMN; WIND-DRIVEN CIRCULATION;

NEW JERSEY; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34447291640     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112006004575     Document Type: Article

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