Turbulent mixing in the Northern North Sea: A numerical model study

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 22, Issue 18-19, 2002, Pages 2707-2724

  Bolding, Karsten ^a   Burchard, Hans ^b   Pohlmann, Thomas ^c   Stips, Adolf ^a  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^b LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR BALTIC SEA RESEARCH   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVECTION; HEAT FLUX; INTERNAL WAVE; NUMERICAL MODEL; SALINITY; TURBULENT MIXING; WIND SHEAR;

NORTH SEA;

EID: 0009815160     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0278-4343(02)00122-X     Document Type: Conference Paper

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