Large-scale three-dimensional Langmuir circulation

Physics of Fluids

Volumn 9, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 2851-2863

  Cox, Stephen M ^a   Leibovich, Sidney ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIRCULATION; MODELING; WATER;

CIRCULATION MODELLING; LANGMUIR CIRCULATION; UNSTRATIFIED WATER;

EID: 0030726540     PISSN: 10706631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.869398     Document Type: Article

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