Stability, intermittency and universal Thorpe length distribution in a laboratory turbulent stratified shear flow
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DOI: 10.1017/jfm.2017.48
Abstract: Stratified shear flows occur in many geophysical contexts, from oceanic overflows and river estuaries to wind-driven thermocline layers. We explore a turbulent wall-bounded shear flow of lighter miscible fluid into a quiescent fluid of higher… read more here.
Keywords: stratified shear; thorpe length; intermittency; stability ... See more keywords