Processes in the surface mixed layer of the ocean

Dynamics of Atmospheres and Oceans

Volumn 23, Issue 1-4, 1996, Pages 19-34

  Garrett, Chris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HORIZONTAL INHOMOGENEITY; HYDRODYNAMICS; LANGMUIR CIRCULATION; MODELS; SURFACE MIXED LAYER;

EID: 0029731708     PISSN: 03770265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0377-0265(95)00421-1     Document Type: Article

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