Scalar transport in large-eddy simulation of Langmuir turbulence in shallowwater

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 55, Issue , 2013, Pages 1-16

  Akan, Cigdem ^a   Tejada Martínez, Andrés E ^a   Grosch, Chester E ^b   Martinat, Guillaume ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Langmuir circulation; Large eddy simulation; Mass transfer; Passive scalar transport; Turbulence

Indexed keywords

LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; MASS TRANSFER; PARAMETERIZATION; SHALLOW WATER; SIMULATION; TURBULENCE; WATER COLUMN; WAVELENGTH; WIND-DRIVEN CIRCULATION;

EID: 84873653024     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csr.2012.12.009     Document Type: Article

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