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TURBULENCE DEUX DIMENSIONS [2 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
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
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 2000-12-14
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics (Physics)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- heterostrophic
1, record 2, English, heterostrophic
proposal
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Mécanique des fluides et hydraulique (Physique)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- hétérostrophique
1, record 2, French, h%C3%A9t%C3%A9rostrophique
adjective
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'expérimentation numérique de la turbulence : un domaine consommateur, par excellence, d’images de synthèse. On voit ici la formation de couples dits hétérostrophiques dans un écoulement turbulent à deux dimensions. 2, record 2, French, - h%C3%A9t%C3%A9rostrophique
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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