The vortex instability pathway in stratified turbulence

DOI10.1017/jfm.2012.552zbMath1284.76211OpenAlexW2164975901MaRDI QIDQ5406489

Michael Waite

Publication date: 1 April 2014

Published in: Journal of Fluid Mechanics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2012.552

zbMATH Keywords

transition to turbulencevortex breakdownstratified turbulence

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Transition to turbulence (76F06) Stratification effects in turbulence (76F45)

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