Atmosphere-ocean InteractionClarendon Press, 1972 - 275 pages |
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Page 138
... flow in the outer turbulent region can be characterized by Reynolds numbers of the form Uz Re = บ ( 5.10 ) The viscous flow merges into the turbulent regime at an average distance z = 8 where the Reynolds number tends to reach a ...
... flow in the outer turbulent region can be characterized by Reynolds numbers of the form Uz Re = บ ( 5.10 ) The viscous flow merges into the turbulent regime at an average distance z = 8 where the Reynolds number tends to reach a ...
Page 173
... flow . In the real atmosphere or oceanic boundary layer , the Reynolds number is usually of order 103 or larger . Viscous laminar flow is not possible in these circumstances . Any small perturbation of a horizontally uniform flow causes ...
... flow . In the real atmosphere or oceanic boundary layer , the Reynolds number is usually of order 103 or larger . Viscous laminar flow is not possible in these circumstances . Any small perturbation of a horizontally uniform flow causes ...
Page 176
... flow with height was neglected . The type II instability which occurs only at relatively low Reynolds numbers does not appear in the solutions of this truncated set , though the perturbations derived from both the complete and the ...
... flow with height was neglected . The type II instability which occurs only at relatively low Reynolds numbers does not appear in the solutions of this truncated set , though the perturbations derived from both the complete and the ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
THE STATE OF MATTER NEAR THE INTERFACE | 41 |
RADIATION | 71 |
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