Fine-scale statistics of temperature and its derivatives in convective turbulence

DOI10.1017/S0022112008002954zbMath1151.76509arXiv0806.1618OpenAlexW2000556504MaRDI QIDQ5302655

Mohammad S. Emran, Jörg Schumacher

Publication date: 8 January 2009

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

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/0806.1618

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Statistical turbulence modeling (76F55) Convective turbulence (76F35)

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