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Richardson number: a standalone construct

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Fluid dynamics

dimensionless ratio of buoyancy to shear in a stratified flow, indicating whether turbulence is suppressed or sustained.

In fluid dynamics, Richardson number refers to dimensionless ratio of buoyancy to shear in a stratified flow, indicating whether turbulence is suppressed or sustained. This meaning comes from Richardson (1920) in Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series A, Containing Papers of a Mathematical and Physical Character.[1]

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References

  1. Richardson, L. F. (1920). The supply of energy from and to atmospheric eddies. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series A, Containing Papers of a Mathematical and Physical Character, 97(686), 354-373. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspa.1920.0039

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