Small scale internal waves and turbulent fluctuations near the continental shelf break in the East China Sea

Journal of Oceanography

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 259-269

  Matsuno, T ^a   Hibiya, T ^b   Kanari, S ^c   Kobayashi, C ^c  

^a NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^c HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Brunt V is l frequency; East China Sea; Internal wave; K H instability; Shelf break; Vertical mixing

Indexed keywords

DYNAMICS; INTERNAL WAVES; SHELF EDGE; TURBULENCE; VERTICAL MIXING;

EAST CHINA SEA;

EID: 0030666330     PISSN: 09168370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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