The mixing layer and its coherence examined from the point of view of two-dimensional turbulence

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 192, Issue , 1988, Pages 511-534

  Lesieur, Marcel ^a   Staouet, Chantal ^a   Roy, Pascal Le ^a   Comte, Pierre ^a  

^a Institut National Poly technique de Grenoble Université Scientifique et Médicale ^*  (United States)

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EID: 84971961701     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S002211208800196X     Document Type: Article

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