A laboratory simulation of mixing across tidal fronts

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 309, Issue , 1996, Pages 321-344

  Thomas, P J ^a,b   Linden, P F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MIXING; SEAS; SIMULATION; TIDES;

BUOYANCY; FLOW OF WATER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OCEANOGRAPHY; TIDES; TURBULENCE; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT; WATER WAVES;

BAROCLINIC PROCESS; CORIOLIS EFFECT; CROSS FRONT MIXING; LABORATORY SIMULATION; STRATIFICATION; TIDAL FRONTS;

FLUID DYNAMICS;

EID: 0029676504     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112096001656     Document Type: Article

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