A new model for vortex decay in the atmosphere

37th Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit

Volumn , Issue , 1999, Pages

  Sarpkaya, Turgut ^a  

^a NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSPACE ENGINEERING; GROUND EFFECT; KINETIC ENERGY; KINETICS; OPTICAL RADAR; SHEAR FLOW; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EDDY DISSIPATION RATE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; INPUT PARAMETER; LIDAR MEASUREMENTS; SHEAR EFFECT; TURBULENT KINETIC ENERGY; VORTEX DECAY; VORTEX SEPARATION;

VORTEX FLOW;

EID: 84982318490     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.1999-761     Document Type: Conference Paper

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