The physics of vortex merger and the effects of ambient stable stratification

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 592, Issue , 2007, Pages 413-446

  Brandt, Laura K ^a   Nomura, Keiko K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEFORMATION; DIFFUSION; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TWO DIMENSIONAL; VISCOUS FLOW; VORTEX FLOW;

BAROCLINICALLY GENERATED VORTICITY; UNSTRATIFIED AND STRATIFIED FLOWS;

FLUID DYNAMICS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEFORMATION; DIFFUSION; FLUID DYNAMICS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TWO DIMENSIONAL; VISCOUS FLOW; VORTEX FLOW;

NUMERICAL MODEL; REYNOLDS NUMBER; STRATIFICATION; STRATIFIED FLOW; VISCOUS FLOW; VORTEX FLOW; VORTICITY;

EID: 36349001087     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112007008671     Document Type: Article

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