Predicting the collapse of turbulence in stably stratified boundary layers

Flow, Turbulence and Combustion

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 251-274

  Van De Wiel, B J H ^a   Moene, A F ^a   Steeneveld, G J ^a   Hartogensis, O K ^a   Holtslag, A A M ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Hydrodynamic stability; Relaminarization; Stable boundary layer

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL FLOW; HEAT FLUX; LINEAR STABILITY ANALYSIS; PARAMETERIZATION; TURBULENCE; TURBULENT FLOW;

HYDRODYNAMIC STABILITY; RELAMINARIZATION; STABLE BOUNDARY LAYER;

BOUNDARY LAYERS;

EID: 34548564491     PISSN: 13866184     EISSN: 15731987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10494-007-9094-2     Document Type: Article

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