Diffusion Approximation for Two-Dimensional Turbulence

C. E. Leith

doi:10.1063/1.1691968

journal article Mar 01, 1968

Diffusion Approximation for Two-Dimensional Turbulence

C. E. Leith

The Physics of Fluids Vol. 11 No. 3 pp. 671-672 · AIP Publishing

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Abstract

A diffusion approximation to inertial energy transfer in two-dimensional isotropic turbulence is derived in such a way that energy and squared vorticity are conserved. The −53 and −3 power inertial ranges are predicted.

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Published: Mar 01, 1968
Vol/Issue: 11(3)
Pages: 671-672

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C. E. Leith

Lawrence Radiation Laboratory, University of California Livermore, California

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C. E. Leith (1968). Diffusion Approximation for Two-Dimensional Turbulence. The Physics of Fluids, 11(3), 671-672. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1691968

Diffusion Approximation for Two-Dimensional Turbulence

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