Turbulent characteristics of a shallow wall-bounded plane jet: Experimental implications for river mouth hydrodynamics

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 627, Issue , 2009, Pages 423-449

  Rowland, Joel C ^a   Stacey, Mark T ^b   Dietrich, William E ^c  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Berkeley   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; SHEAR FLOW; SHEAR STRESS; TURBULENCE;

FLOODPLAIN LAKES; MOMENTUM DIFFUSIVITY; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; SELF-SIMILARITIES; STREAM-WISE VELOCITIES; TURBULENCE INTENSITY; TURBULENT CHARACTERISTICS; TURBULENT STRUCTURES;

RIVERS;

EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FLOODPLAIN; FLOW VELOCITY; FREE SURFACE FLOW; HYDRODYNAMICS; JET FLOW; MEANDER; RIVER DISCHARGE; SHEAR STRESS; TURBULENCE; TURBULENT FLOW;

EID: 67651021751     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112009006107     Document Type: Article

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