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ENSTROPHY [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2003-08-01
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Scientific Measurements and Analyses
- Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics (Physics)
- Atmospheric Physics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- enstrophy
1, record 1, English, enstrophy
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Half of the square of the relative vorticity. 2, record 1, English, - enstrophy
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The term was popularized by C. Leith and is based on the modern Greek, meaning act of turning. Enstrophy is a conservative quantity in two-dimensional inviscid flow. However, when viscosity is finite, enstrophy tends to be selectively decayed relative to more rugged integrals such as energy and angular momentum. 3, record 1, English, - enstrophy
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mesures et analyse (Sciences)
- Mécanique des fluides et hydraulique (Physique)
- Physique de l'atmosphère
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- enstrophie
1, record 1, French, enstrophie
correct, feminine noun
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Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Moitié du carré du tourbillon relatif. 2, record 1, French, - enstrophie
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Entrophie. Concept utilisé dans la simulation de la turbulence atmosphérique dite de «deux dimensions» où l'atmosphère est considérée comme un fluide bi-dimensionnel, incompressible, non visqueux, à densité constante. 3, record 1, French, - enstrophie
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Medición y análisis (Ciencias)
- Mecánica de fluidos e hidráulica (Física)
- Física de la atmósfera
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- enstrofía
1, record 1, Spanish, enstrof%C3%ADa
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Mitad del cuadrado de la vorticidad relativa. 1, record 1, Spanish, - enstrof%C3%ADa
Record 2 - internal organization data 2003-08-01
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Scientific Measurements and Analyses
- Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics (Physics)
- Atmospheric Physics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- enstrophy 1, record 2, English, enstrophy
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
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Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The kinematics of turbulent vorticity fields are derived. Points of zero and minimal enstrophy(squared vorticity) are found to move approximately with the fluid, except for small viscous diffusion velocities. 2, record 2, English, - enstrophy
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Mesures et analyse (Sciences)
- Mécanique des fluides et hydraulique (Physique)
- Physique de l'atmosphère
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- enstrophie
1, record 2, French, enstrophie
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Carré de la vorticité. 2, record 2, French, - enstrophie
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] les modèles LES (Large Eddy Simulation) [...] ont pout but de calculer directement la dynamique des grandes échelles en introduisant une modélisation des plus petites. Nous avons développé une modélisation des petites échelles basée sur un développement en multi-échelles des équations régissant le fluide. Le premier ordre du développement donne l'équation d'évolution des petites échelles qui traduit la conservation d'une quantité appelée enstrophie (le carré de la vorticité). 3, record 2, French, - enstrophie
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2000-02-25
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Meteorology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- Arakawa Jacobian
1, record 3, English, Arakawa%20Jacobian
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
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Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Finite-difference approximation to the advection terms in the dynamical equations having the property that the means computed over all the grid points of certain fundamental quantities, such as enstrophy and energy, are unaltered by advection. 1, record 3, English, - Arakawa%20Jacobian
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Météorologie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- jacobien d'Arakawa
1, record 3, French, jacobien%20d%27Arakawa
correct, masculine noun
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Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Approximation aux différences finies pour les termes d'advection dans les équations dynamiques ayant la propriété suivante : les moyennes calculées sur tout le domaine de grille de certaines grandeurs fondamentales, telles que l'enstrophie et l'énergie, ne sont pas modifiées par l'advection. 1, record 3, French, - jacobien%20d%27Arakawa
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Meteorología
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- Jacobiano de Arakawa
1, record 3, Spanish, Jacobiano%20de%20Arakawa
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Aproximación en diferencias finitas de los términos advectivos en las ecuaciones de la dinámica atmosférica; tiene la propiedad de que los promedios, calculados sobre todos los puntos reticulares, de ciertas magnitudes fundamentales como son la enstrofia y la energía, no son alterados por la advección. 1, record 3, Spanish, - Jacobiano%20de%20Arakawa
Record 4 - internal organization data 1994-10-21
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Meteorology
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- turbulent enstrophy cascade 1, record 4, English, turbulent%20enstrophy%20cascade
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Conservative transfer of enstrophy, analogous to that of energy, in a turbulent two-dimensional fluid. 1, record 4, English, - turbulent%20enstrophy%20cascade
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Météorologie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- cascade d'enstropie turbulente
1, record 4, French, cascade%20d%27enstropie%20turbulente
proposal, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
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