On the eddy transfer of tracers: Advective or diffusive?

Journal of Marine Research

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 483-505

  Lee, Mei Man ^a   Marshall, David P ^b   Williams, Richard G ^c  

^a NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVECTION; DIFFUSION; EDDIES; TRACERS; TURBULENT TRANSFER;

EID: 0030716231     PISSN: 00222402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1357/0022240973224346     Document Type: Article

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