Instabilities in stratified mixing layers

Gelfgat & Kit, JFM, 2006, vol. 552, pp. 189-227

Dependencies of temporal and spatial increments

on the Reynolds number Re

Remainder: a=1+b, w=-b₁/2l

Results for Pr=9, R=3, x=0.45 and l=0.5

Temporal and spatial amplification rates vs. Reynolds number for KH instability

Temporal amplification rates vs. Reynolds number for Holmboe instability

Spatial amplification rates vs. Reynolds number for Holmboe instability

Real(b₁) vs. Reynolds number for temporal Holmboe instability

Real(b) vs. Reynolds number for spatial Holmboe instability

Phase velocity vs. Reynolds number for spatial Holmboe instability

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