upper layer
collocation in Englishmeaningsofupperandlayer
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upper
adjective[before noun]
uk/ˈʌp.ər/us/ˈʌp.ɚ/
at a higher position or level than something else, or being the top part ...
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layer
noun[C]
uk/ˈleɪ.ər/us/ˈleɪ.ɚ/
a level of material, such as a type of rock or gas, that is different from the material above or below it, or a thin sheet of ...
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(Definition ofupperandlayerfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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At theupperlayerof the sheath, we need to ensure continuity of and y as given by (4a, b).
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Thus, a given word is represented locally in theupperlayerand in a distributed fashion at the two previous layers.
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Theupperlayeris inviscid and bounded above by a free surface.
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In theupperlayerthe flow is irrotational.
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An investigation of the disturbed flow in theupperlayershows that all disturbance quantities decay exponentially there.
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Theupperlayerhas depth d, and is bounded above by an auxiliary rigid plane.
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For even smaller viscosity ratios, theupperlayereventually detaches from the source (figure 2a, b).
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The lateral buoyancy gradient in theupperlayerresults in a negative pressure gradient in the middle layer which drives the outflow.
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The solution adopted in current algorithms is to leave the final decision for theupperlayer.
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In this section we examine the horizontal and vertical structure of theupperlayer.
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By contrast, runs with deepupperlayer, show varying lower layer temperatures, which can only be attributed to continuous downflow from theupperlayer.
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This behaviour contrasts with the case in which the lower layer is much denser, but more viscous than theupperlayer(figure 12a).
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The fluid in theupperlayerwas fresh water, and the lower layer was a denser, salt solution.
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Theupperlayeris massive and unremarkable, and has a soil developed in its top.
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The flow in theupperlayeris irrotational.
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The wave-numbers obtained are for waves in theupperlayerwhen the interface is replaced by a rigid boundary.
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