Turbulence intensity measurements in a wind-driven mixed layer

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 2009-2022

  D'Asaro, Eric A ^a,b   Dairiki, Geoffrey T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

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EID: 0001063201     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(1997)027<2009:TIMIAW>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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