Fractal dimension as an indicator for turbulent mixing in the thermocline

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 101, Issue C7, 1996, Pages 16703-16709

  Wijesekera, Hemantha W ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MIXING; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TURBULENCE;

DENSITY FLUCTUATIONS; FRACTAL DIMENSION; THERMOCLINE; TURBULENT MIXING;

EID: 0030439486     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96JC01349     Document Type: Article

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