Understanding check: This is the difference you'd get between consecutive readings by sticking your thermometer in a single spot of a moving fluid.
E.g. you put a thermometer at The Point, let the rivers flow for a day, then put the thermometer at The Point again, and the difference is the material derivative.
kmcrane
@ak-47 If you replace "day" with "yoctosecond," then yes. This is the instantaneous change in the temperature due both to the fact that the fluid may be heating up/cooling down, and the fact that it may be moving.
Understanding check: This is the difference you'd get between consecutive readings by sticking your thermometer in a single spot of a moving fluid.
E.g. you put a thermometer at The Point, let the rivers flow for a day, then put the thermometer at The Point again, and the difference is the material derivative.
@ak-47 If you replace "day" with "yoctosecond," then yes. This is the instantaneous change in the temperature due both to the fact that the fluid may be heating up/cooling down, and the fact that it may be moving.