Probability density functions for passive scalars dispersed in random velocity fields
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Probability density functions for passive scalars dispersed in random velocity fields
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عنوان ژورنال: Geophysical Research Letters
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0094-8276
DOI: 10.1029/2010gl045748