Length scales of turbulence in stably stratified mixing layers

DOI10.1063/1.870385zbMath1149.76542OpenAlexW2161236007MaRDI QIDQ3544177

James N. Moum, William D. Smyth

Publication date: 5 December 2008

Published in: Physics of Fluids (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://semanticscholar.org/paper/5445630761124947986e1303dab2026945fd9a75

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Fluid mechanics (76-XX)

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