A simple model for the break-up of marine aggregates by turbulent shear

Oceanologica Acta

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 597-605

  Ruiz, Javier ^a   Izquierdo, Alfredo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÁDIZ   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATES; BREAK-UP; TURBULENT SHEAR FLOW;

EID: 0030798547     PISSN: 03991784     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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