Shear-induced mixing in geophysical flows: does the route to turbulence matter to its efficiency?

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DOI10.1017/jfm.2013.176zbMath1287.76127WikidataQ114655181 ScholiaQ114655181MaRDI QIDQ5417422

Unnamed Author, W. R. Peltier

Publication date: 21 May 2014

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

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2013.176


86A05: Hydrology, hydrography, oceanography

76F10: Shear flows and turbulence

76F25: Turbulent transport, mixing


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