Vertical dispersion by stratified turbulence

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 614, Issue , 2008, Pages 303-314

  Lindborg, E ^a   Brethouwer, G ^a  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION IN LIQUIDS; DISPERSION (WAVES); POTENTIAL ENERGY;

DECAYING TURBULENCE; ENERGY PER UNIT MASS; LAGRANGIAN STRUCTURES; LINEAR GRAVITY WAVE; MEAN SQUARE DISPLACEMENT; STRATIFIED TURBULENCE; VERTICAL DISPERSION; VERTICAL DISPLACEMENTS;

TURBULENCE;

POTENTIAL ENERGY; STRATIFIED FLOW; TURBULENCE; TURBULENT FLOW;

EID: 54549110357     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112008003595     Document Type: Article

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