The temporal-residual-mean velocity. Part I: Derivation and the scalar conservation equations

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 26, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 2653-2665

  Mcdougall, Trevor J ^a,b   Mcintosh, Peter C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

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EID: 0001454685     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(1996)026<2653:TTRMVP>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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