Non-symmetric Holmboe waves

When two flows of different velocity and density meet, a shear layer with a density gradient is formed. Under certain conditions this flow can be unstable. A statically stable stratified shear flow in which the density interface is much thinner than the shear layer thickness can be linearly unsta...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Haigh, Susan Patricia
Language:English
Published: 2009
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/7225