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Intermittency is a basic feature of fully developed turbulence, for both velocity and passive scalars. We consider here intermittency in a Lagrangian framework, which is also a natural representation for marine organisms. We characterize intermittency using multi-fractal power-law scaling exponents. In this paper we recall four theoretical relations previously obtained to link Lagrangian and Eulerian passive scalar multi-fractal functions. We then experimentally estimate these exponents and compare the result to the theoretical relations. Section 1 describes the non intermittent Lagrangian passive scalar scaling laws; section 2 introduces the multi-fractal generalization, and gives the four theoretical relations ; section 3 presents experimental results.
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Schmitt, F.G., Seuront, L. (2007). Lagrangian passive scalar intermittency in marine waters: theory and data analysis. In: Geurts, B.J., Clercx, H., Uijttewaal, W. (eds) Particle-Laden Flow. ERCOFTAC Series, vol 11. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-6218-6_11
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