- Award ID(s):
- 2005343
- NSF-PAR ID:
- 10434353
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- Journal of Fluid Mechanics
- Volume:
- 961
- ISSN:
- 0022-1120
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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