Direct and large eddy simulations of a bottom Ekman layer under an external stratification

International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 721-732

  Taylor, John R ^a   Sarkar, Sutanu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Geophysical boundary layer; Large eddy simulation; Turbulence

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYERS; BUOYANCY; DIRECT NUMERICAL SIMULATION; HEAT FLUX; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; THERMAL STRATIFICATION;

EKMAN LAYER; GEOPHYSICAL BOUNDARY LAYER; MIXED LAYER TEMPERATURE;

TURBULENT FLOW;

BOUNDARY LAYERS; BUOYANCY; DIRECT NUMERICAL SIMULATION; HEAT FLUX; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; THERMAL STRATIFICATION; TURBULENT FLOW;

EID: 43949117402     PISSN: 0142727X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatfluidflow.2008.01.017     Document Type: Article

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