Shannon entropy as an indicator of age for turbulent overturns in the oceanic thermocline

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 102, Issue C2, 1997, Pages 3279-3291

  Wijesekera, Hemantha W ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; OVERTURN; SHANNON ENTROPY; THERMOCLINE; TURBULENT MIXING;

EID: 0030801638     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96JC03605     Document Type: Article

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