Quantifying mixing and available potential energy in vertically periodic simulations of stratified flows

DOI10.1017/jfm.2020.979zbMath1461.76234arXiv2008.02515OpenAlexW3047556431MaRDI QIDQ5856563

C. P. Caulfield, Christopher J. Howland, J. R. Taylor

Publication date: 26 March 2021

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

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2008.02515

zbMATH Keywords

stratified turbulenceocean processes

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Hydrology, hydrography, oceanography (86A05) Turbulent transport, mixing (76F25) Stratification effects in turbulence (76F45)

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