Turbulence produced by internal waves in the oceanic thermocline at mid and low latitudes

Dynamics of Atmospheres and Oceans

Volumn 24, Issue 1-4, 1996, Pages 1-14

  Gregg, M C ^a   Winkel, D P ^a   Sanford, T B ^a   Peters, H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERNAL WAVES; MID/LOW LATITUDES; THERMOCLINE; TURBULENCE;

INTERNAL WAVES; OCEANS; THERMOCLINE; TURBULENCE;

EID: 0029657547     PISSN: 03770265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0377-0265(95)00406-8     Document Type: Article

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