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On the determination of turbulent diffusivity in shallow waters by aerial photography of floating markers
Author(s) -
Djurić Dušan,
Leribaux Henri R.
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
limnology and oceanography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.7
H-Index - 197
eISSN - 1939-5590
pISSN - 0024-3590
DOI - 10.4319/lo.1974.19.1.0138
Subject(s) - thermal diffusivity , aerial photography , dispersion (optics) , turbulence , photography , environmental science , diffusion , geology , hydrology (agriculture) , meteorology , optics , remote sensing , geography , physics , art , geotechnical engineering , thermodynamics , visual arts
Aerial photography is used in an experiment with 200 floating markers to determine their dispersion on the surface of a lake. The dispersion proceeded with a practically constant diffusivity coefficient, independent of the size of the diffusing cluster.