Available potential energy and mixing in density-stratified fluids
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Publication:4873045
DOI10.1017/S002211209500125XzbMath0858.76095MaRDI QIDQ4873045
Peter N. Lombard, Eric A. D'Asaro, Kraig B. Winters, James J. Riley
Publication date: 23 March 1997
Published in: Journal of Fluid Mechanics (Search for Journal in Brave)
Boussinesq flowenergy budgetmolecular diffusivityboundary fluxesdiabatic processesdriven shear mixing layerirreversible diapycnal mixing
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