The emergence of isolated coherent vortices in turbulent flow

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DOI10.1017/S0022112084001750zbMath0561.76059WikidataQ114815717 ScholiaQ114815717MaRDI QIDQ5186946

James C. McWilliams

Publication date: 1984

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


76F05: Isotropic turbulence; homogeneous turbulence


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