Turbulence and diffusion in stratified flows.
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Criteria of hydrodynamic stability for stratified flows. The similarity theory for turbulence in shear stratified flows. Special cases of shear convection, free convection and layering under very stable stratification. The form of the eddy diffusivity tensor. Longitudinal diffusion in shear flows. Lagrangean description of turbulent diffusion.
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