The intermediate Rossby number range and two-dimensional - Three-dimensional transfers in rotating decaying homogeneous turbulence

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 587, Issue , 2007, Pages 139-161

  Bourouiba, Lydia ^a   Bartello, Peter ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENERGY TRANSFER; TURBULENCE; VORTEX FLOW; VORTICITY;

ROSSBY NUMBER; ZERO-FREQUENCY MODE;

FLUID MECHANICS;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENERGY TRANSFER; FLUID MECHANICS; TURBULENCE; VORTEX FLOW; VORTICITY;

NUMERICAL MODEL; ROSSBY NUMBER; ROTATION; TURBULENCE; VORTICITY;

EID: 37749052207     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112007007124     Document Type: Article

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