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Turbulence intensities, Reynolds stresses, and triple products increased in the latter portions of both shear layers and in the recompression/reattachment region, indicating the presence of large-scale structures. The turbulence field near reattachment was strongly anisotropic, and transverse diffusion of turbulence energy agreed with existing correlations. Recovery of the mean velocity field in the redeveloping wake occurred quickly, while the turbulence field remained perturbed. These data are valuable for use in validation and improvement of computational schemes.","Made available in DSpace on 2011-05-07T12:35:29Z (GMT). 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