Horizontal convection in water heated by infrared radiation and cooled by evaporation: Scaling analysis and experimental results

Tellus, Series A: Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 154-169

  WaHlin A K ^a   JOhansson, A M ^b   Aas, E ^c   BrostroM G ^d   Weber, J E H ^c   Grue, J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^d NORWEGIAN METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COOLING; EVAPORATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HEAT FLUX; HEAT TRANSFER; INFRARED RADIATION; MASS TRANSPORT; NUMERICAL MODEL; THERMAL CONVECTION;

EID: 77955234216     PISSN: 02806495     EISSN: 16000870     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0870.2009.00427.x     Document Type: Article

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