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eddy
In turbulent fluid motion, a blob of the fluid that has some definitive character and moves in some way differently from the main flow.
Source:
PAC, 1990, 62, 2167 (Glossary of atmospheric chemistry terms (Recommendations 1990)) on page 2186
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by: Miloslav Nic, Jiri Jirat, Bedrich Kosata, ICT Prague, Czech Republic
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