Equilibrium transport in double-diffusive convection

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 692, Issue , 2012, Pages 5-27

  Radko, Timour ^a   Smith, D Paul ^a  

^a NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

double diffusive convection; instability; ocean processes

Indexed keywords

HEAT CONVECTION; PLASMA STABILITY; PRANDTL NUMBER;

DIFFUSIVITY RATIO; DOUBLE-DIFFUSIVE CONVECTION; EQUILIBRIUM TRANSPORT; MOLECULAR CHARACTERISTICS; MOLECULAR PARAMETERS; OCEAN PROCESS; SECONDARY INSTABILITY; THEORETICAL MODELING;

COMPUTATION THEORY;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFUSION; DIFFUSIVITY; INSTABILITY; NUMERICAL MODEL; OCEANIC CONVECTION; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 84863116751     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/jfm.2011.343     Document Type: Article

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