Craik–Leibovich vortex force
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Craik–Leibovich vortex force
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In fluid dynamics, the Craik–Leibovich (CL) vortex force describes a forcing of the mean flow through wave–current interaction, specifically between the Stokes drift velocity and the mean-flow vorticity. The CL vortex force is used to explain the generation of Langmuir circulations by an instability mechanism. The CL vortex-force mechanism was derived and studied by Sidney Leibovich and Alex D. D. Craik in the 1970s and 80s, in their studies of Langmuir circulations.
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Forcing of the mean flow through wave–current interaction
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craik%E2%80%93Leibovich_vortex_force
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2022-09-30T12:14:24Z
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