JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH, VOL. 107, NO. C2, 10.1029/2001JC000871, 2002

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Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Scaling Criteria for Model Vegetation
3. Experimental Methods
4. Results

4.1. Mixing Layers in Vegetated Flows
4.2. Analysis of Velocity Spectra
4.3. Estimation of Vortex Velocity
4.4. Vertical Transport of Momentum Into the Canopy
4.5. Summary of Vortex Mechanics in Vegetated Flows

5. Further Discussion
6. Conclusion
7. Acknowledgments
References
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Tables

Table 1. Flow and Plant Parameters of the Nine Flow Scenarios
Table 2. Mixing Layer Parameters Defining the Mean Velocity Profile in Each Flow Scenario
Table 3. Comparison Between Observed Monami Frequencies, Peak Frequencies in the Spectra of Streamwise Velocity, and the Predicted Frequencies of Mixing Layer Instability
Table 4. Estimation of Vortex Velocity Based on the Cross-Correlation of Two Streamwise Velocity Records Taken at Different Locations Along the Canopy

Citation: Ghisalberti, M., and H. M. Nepf, Mixing layers and coherent structures in vegetated aquatic flows, J. Geophys. Res., 107(C2), 10.1029/2001JC000871, 2002.