Interactions within the turbulent boundary layer at high Reynolds number

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 666, Issue , 2011, Pages 573-604

  Guala, M ^a   Metzger, M ^b   McKeon, B J ^a  

^a California Institute of Technology   (United States)

^b University of Utah   (United States)

Author keywords

atmospheric flows; turbulent boundary layers; turbulent flows

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC BOUNDARY LAYER; ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TURBULENT FLOW; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

ATMOSPHERIC FLOWS; ATMOSPHERIC SURFACE LAYERS; ENERGY-CONTAINING EDDIES; HIGH REYNOLDS NUMBER; JOINT PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; LARGE SCALE OSCILLATIONS; NEAR-WALL TURBULENCE; TURBULENT BOUNDARY LAYERS;

ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS;

ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; FLOW MODELING; FLOW VELOCITY; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TURBULENCE; TURBULENT BOUNDARY LAYER; TURBULENT FLOW;

EID: 79951592224     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112010004544     Document Type: Article

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