Gravity wave instability dynamics at high Reynolds numbers. Part II: Turbulence evolution, structure, and anisotropy

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 66, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1149-1171

  Fritts, David C ^a   Wang, Ling ^a   Werne, Joe ^a   Lund, Tom ^a   Wan, Kam ^a  

^a Colorado Research Associates Division ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONVECTIVE INSTABILITIES; HIGH REYNOLDS NUMBER; INTERMITTENCY; INTRINSIC FREQUENCY; SPATIAL SCALE; STABLE PHASE; TURBULENCE ANISOTROPY; TURBULENCE ENERGY; WAVE INSTABILITY; WAVE PERIOD; WAVEBREAKING;

ANISOTROPY; GRAVITATIONAL EFFECTS; GRAVITY WAVES; HYDRODYNAMICS; OCEANOGRAPHY; REYNOLDS NUMBER; WAVES;

TURBULENCE;

GRAVITY WAVE; REYNOLDS NUMBER; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TURBULENCE; TURBULENT FLOW; WAVE BREAKING;

EID: 69949083839     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2008JAS2727.1     Document Type: Article

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