Title :
Shear Flows and Turbulence in Nature
Author :
Newman, David E. ; Terry, Paul W. ; Ware, Andrew S.
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Alaska, Fairbanks
Abstract :
Shear flows and turbulence have a major impact on the transport of quantities, from heat to material to pollutants. This article explores transport and its sensitivity to novel interactions between shear flow and turbulence.
Keywords :
shear turbulence; quantities transport; shear flows; shear turbulence; Atmospheric modeling; Couplings; Damping; Fluctuations; Geophysics computing; Magnetic liquids; Navier-Stokes equations; Nonlinear dynamical systems; Plasma displays; Thermal pollution; International Polar Year; climate change; ozone holes; shear flow; turbulence;
Journal_Title :
Computing in Science & Engineering
DOI :
10.1109/MCSE.2007.121