Stratified turbulence forced in rotational and divergent modes

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 586, Issue , 2007, Pages 83-108

  Lindborg, E ^a   Brethouwer, G ^a  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLUID MECHANICS; KINETIC ENERGY; POTENTIAL ENERGY; WAVEFORM ANALYSIS;

BOUSSINESQ EQUATIONS; FREQUENCY SPECTRA; STRATIFIED TURBULENCE; WAVENUMBER;

TURBULENCE;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLUID MECHANICS; KINETIC ENERGY; POTENTIAL ENERGY; TURBULENCE; WAVEFORM ANALYSIS;

BOUSSINESQ EQUATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ROTATION; STRATIFIED FLOW; TURBULENCE; TURBULENT FLOW;

EID: 34547808045     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112007007082     Document Type: Article

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