Formation of discontinuities in the wake of a cylinder in a stratified flow

The results of an experimental investigation of continuously stratified flow past a cylinder are presented. It is shown that interfaces with an elevated value of the density gradient (discontinuities) are formed in the wake.Translated from Izvestiya Rossiiskoi Akademii Nauk, Mekhanika Zhidkosti i Gaza, No.1, pp. 20–26, January–February, 1993.