Period between bursts at high Reynolds number

Intermittent periods of high momentum transport have been measured in a tidal boundary layer (Reϑ ≈ 2.6×105). The data have been interpreted in terms of the bursting phenomenon reported in laboratory experiments. The experimental period between bursts is consistent with that predicted by T ≈ kδ*/U∞ where k is the displacement thickness, and U∞ is the stream velocity outside the boundary layer.