Coherent flow structures at Earth's surface / edited by Jeremy G. Venditti ... [et al.].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Venditti, Jeremy G., 1971-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Turbulence.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (403 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Hoboken : John Wiley & Sons Inc., c2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"The book will review recent progress in the study of the turbulent flows that sculpt the Earth's surface, focusing in particular on the organized structures that have been identified in recent years within turbulent flows"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Coherent Flow Structures at Earth's Surface; Contents; List of Contributors; Preface; About the Companion Website; 1 What is a Coherent Flow Structure in Geophysical Flow?; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 From random turbulence to coherent flow structures; 1.3 Coherent flow structures in low Reynolds-number flows over smooth boundaries; 1.4 Large-scale, high Reynolds-number coherent flow structures; 1.5 Does scale matter?; 1.6 What is the difference between the mean flow and CFS?; 1.7 Coherent flow structures within geophysical flows: future research needs; References

2 Structure of Turbulent Boundary Layers2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Eddy structures; 2.2.1 Near-wall quasi-streamwise vortices; 2.2.2 Hairpins and hairpin vortex packets; 2.2.3 Large-scale motions; 2.2.4 Very large-scale motions; 2.3 Interactions of eddies on different scales; 2.4 Extracting coherent structure from geophysical flows; 2.5 Conclusions; 2.6 Acknowledgements; References; 3 Structural Attributes of Turbulent Flow over a Complex Topography; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Experiments; 3.3 Results; 3.3.1 Instantaneous velocity fields; 3.3.2 Single-point statistics

3.3.3 Two-point velocity correlations3.4 Discussion; 3.5 Conclusions; 3.6 Acknowledgements; References; 4 Coherent Flow Structures in the Pore Spaces of Permeable Beds underlying a Unidirectional Turbulent Boundary Layer: A Review and some New Experimental Results; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Flow across a permeable boundary layer: background; 4.3 Boundary layer structure in the freeflow region over permeable beds; 4.3.1 Macroscopic effects; 4.3.2 Turbulence structure in the freeflow; 4.4 Flow within the transition layer of permeable beds; 4.4.1 Conceptual models

4.4.2 Experimental observations of coherent flow structures in the transition layer and their evolution4.4.3 Turbulence penetration into the bed: preliminary quantification using a novel refractive index matching (RIM) experimental approach; 4.5 Discussion; 4.6 Summary and challenges for future work; 4.7 Acknowledgements; Notation; References; 5 Instabilities in Stratified Shear Flow; 5.1 Introduction to Kelvin-Helmholtz and Holmboe instabilities; 5.2 One-sidedness; 5.3 Application of the Taylor-Goldstein equation to asymmetric profiles; 5.4 Mixing; 5.5 Field observations; 5.6 Conclusions

References6 Scalar Turbulence within the Canopy Sublayer; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 A brief review of scalar turbulence inside canopies; 6.3 Scope; 6.4 Scalar turbulence within the CSL; 6.4.1 The Turbulent flux budget; 6.4.2 Gradient-diffusion closure for the triple moment; 6.4.3 Linking the triple moment to the ejection-sweep cycle; 6.4.4 Scalar variance; 6.4.5 Scalar spectra; 6.4.6 Scalar co-spectra; 6.4.7 Scalar fluxes, fine-scale turbulence and ramp patterns; 6.5 Summary and conclusions; 6.6 Acknowledgements; References

7 On the Structure of Wall Turbulence in the Thermally Neutral Atmospheric Surface Layer

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781118527191

1118527194

9781118527221

1118527224

9781118527177

1118527178

OCLC:

862821196