Turbulence and Waves in a Stratified Atmosphere
Author:
- R. W. StewartRSR. W. Stewart
Open Access
- 7 December 1969
- journal article
- Published by American Geophysical Union (AGU) in Radio Science
- Vol. 4 (12) , 1269-1278
Abstract
To distinguish rigorously between wave motion and turbulence in a stratified fluid seems impossible, although useful approximations seem feasible. The task is made more difficult by the fact that properties of turbulence are very little like those described in most theories of turbulence, even when the Reynolds number is quite high.Keywords
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