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Vortex streets in the earth's atmosphere
J. N. Hunt,Patricia E. Wickins +1 more
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In this paper, the Strouhal number and the Heisenberg parameter for mesoscale vortex streets in the atmosphere were derived and the horizontal coefficient of eddy diffusion was estimated.Abstract:
Calculations of the Heisenberg parameter and Strouhal number, for mesoscale vortex streets in the atmosphere, support the analogy with the classical Karman vortex wake. Revised estimates of the horizontal coefficient of eddy diffusion are obtained.read more
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An analysis of the vortex street generated in a viscous fluid
TL;DR: In this paper, an analytic solution for the velocity field of a vortex street generated in a viscous fluid is developed for the determination of the true transverse spacing of vortices.
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Karman vortex streets in wakes of islands.
TL;DR: In this article, the authors analyzed the properties of mesoscale eddies downstream of the Tenerife and the Gran Canaria Islands in the light of this apparent resemblance between the meteorological mesoscales eddies and the classical vortex street pattern observed in laboratory studies of wakes behind obstacles.