Entrainment and mixing in stratified shear flows

DOI10.1017/S0022112000002706zbMath0968.76501MaRDI QIDQ2711518

E. J. Strang, H. J. S. Fernando

Publication date: 5 July 2001

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

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Experimental work for problems pertaining to fluid mechanics (76-05) Turbulent transport, mixing (76F25)

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