Recent experimental, numerical and theoretical advances in turbulent Rayleigh-Bénard
convection are presented. Particular emphasis is given to the physics and structure of the …

Surface drifting buoys, or drifters, are used in oceanographic and climate research, oil spill
tracking, weather forecasting, search and rescue operations, calibration and validation of …

Mixing of initially distinct substances plays an important role in our daily lives as well as in
ecological and technological worlds. From the continuum point of view, which we adopt …

Chaos: from simple models to complex systems aims to guide science and engineering
students through chaos and nonlinear dynamics from classical examples to the most recent …

▪ Abstract Interstellar turbulence has implications for the dispersal and mixing of the
elements, cloud chemistry, cosmic ray scattering, and radio wave propagation through the …

Fluid dynamics turbulence refers to the chaotic and unpredictable dynamics of flows.
Despite the fact that the equations governing the motion of fluids are known since more than …

Two-particle dispersion is of central importance to a wide range of natural and industrial
applications. It has been an active area of research since seminal paper. This review …

The statistical properties of velocity and acceleration fields along the trajectories of fluid
particles transported by a fully developed turbulent flow are investigated by means of high …

Mixing and transport in turbulent flows—which have strong local concentration fluctuations—
are essential in many natural and industrial systems including reactions in chemical mixers …

This book presents the most comprehensive and systematic description currently available
of both classical and novel theories of cloud processes, providing a much-needed link …