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A sublayer in wall-bounded [[shear]] flows characterized by a sufficiently large [[Reynolds number|Reynolds  number]] and a [[logarithmic velocity profile]] (e.g., the atmospheric [[surface layer]]); so called  as an analogy with the [[inertial subrange]] of the [[turbulence kinetic energy]] (TKE) [[spectrum]],  where [[viscosity]] provides a [[sink]] for [[momentum]] as [[dissipation]] provides a sink for TKE in the  inertial subrange.
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<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">A sublayer in wall-bounded [[shear]] flows characterized by a sufficiently large [[Reynolds number|Reynolds  number]] and a [[logarithmic velocity profile]] (e.g., the atmospheric [[surface layer]]); so called  as an analogy with the [[inertial subrange]] of the [[turbulence kinetic energy]] (TKE) [[spectrum]],  where [[viscosity]] provides a [[sink]] for [[momentum]] as [[dissipation]] provides a sink for TKE in the  inertial subrange.</div><br/> </div>
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Latest revision as of 10:56, 30 March 2024

A sublayer in wall-bounded shear flows characterized by a sufficiently large Reynolds number and a logarithmic velocity profile (e.g., the atmospheric surface layer); so called as an analogy with the inertial subrange of the turbulence kinetic energy (TKE) spectrum, where viscosity provides a sink for momentum as dissipation provides a sink for TKE in the inertial subrange.

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