Strongly nonlinear Langmuir circulation and Rayleigh-Bénard convection

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 614, Issue , 2008, Pages 39-65

  Chini, G P ^a  

^a University of New Hampshire   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASYMPTOTIC ANALYSIS; HEAT FLUX; PRANDTL NUMBER; VORTEX FLOW;

ANALYTICAL PREDICTIONS; ASYMPTOTIC SOLUTIONS; INFINITE PRANDTL NUMBER; LANGMUIR CIRCULATIONS; LAYER-LIKE STRUCTURES; NATURAL WATER BODIES; NON-LINEAR SOLUTIONS; TURBULENT CONVECTION;

NATURAL CONVECTION;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEAT FLUX; LANGMUIR CIRCULATION; NONLINEARITY; RAYLEIGH NUMBER; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS; THERMAL CONVECTION;

EID: 54849406257     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112008003133     Document Type: Article

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