Velocity and temperature derivatives in high-Reynolds-number turbulent flows in the atmospheric surface layer. Part 1. Facilities, methods and some general results

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 589, Issue , 2007, Pages 57-81

  Gulitski, G ^a   Kholmyansky, M ^a   Kinzelbach, W ^b   Luthi B ^b   Tsinober, A ^a   Yorish, S ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; FLOW VELOCITY; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TAYLOR SERIES; TURBULENT FLOW; VORTICITY;

ATMOSPHERIC SURFACE LAYER; FLUID PARTICLE ACCELERATIONS; GRID FLOW;

ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE;

ACCELERATION; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; FLOW VELOCITY; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TAYLOR SERIES; TURBULENT FLOW; VORTICITY;

AIR TEMPERATURE; FLOW VELOCITY; NAVIER-STOKES EQUATIONS; NONLINEARITY; NUMERICAL MODEL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; STRAIN; TURBULENT BOUNDARY LAYER; TURBULENT FLOW; VORTICITY;

EID: 36749043865     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112007007495     Document Type: Article

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