Bubbles entrained by mechanically generated breaking waves

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 101, Issue C9, 1996, Pages 20759-20769

  Loewen, M R ^a   O'Dor, M A ^a,c   Skafel, M G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^c NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUBBLES; WAVE BREAKING;

BREAKING WAVES; BUBBLES; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0030498939     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96JC01919     Document Type: Article

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