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An Introduction to Mixing in a Stably Stratified Fluid

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Statistical Theories and Computational Approaches to Turbulence

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We provide an account of mixing in stably stratified fluids: we present the basic concepts of mixing, recall how mixing is quantified and analyze mixing in the stably stratified shear layer along these lines. We also discuss the importance of mixing in the ocean and describe how it is modeled in this context, focusing upon the commonest approaches.

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  1. Laboratoire des Ecoulements Géophysiques et Industriels, BP 53, 38041, Grenoble cdx 9, France

    Chantal Staquet

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  1. Department of Computational Science and Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, 464-8603, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Japan

    Yukio Kaneda (Professor) (Professor)

  2. Department of System Engineering, Nagoya Institute of Technology, Gokiso, 466-8555, Showa-ku, Nagoya, Japan

    Toshiyuki Gotoh (Professor) (Professor)

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Staquet, C. (2003). An Introduction to Mixing in a Stably Stratified Fluid. In: Kaneda, Y., Gotoh, T. (eds) Statistical Theories and Computational Approaches to Turbulence. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-67002-5_4

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