Turbulence decay and restratification in the equatorial ocean surface layer following nighttime convection

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1120-1132

  Caldwell, D R ^a   Lien, R C ^b   Moum, J N ^a   Gregg, M C ^b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONVECTION; EQUATORIAL DYNAMICS; NIGHTTIME; STRATIFICATION; SURFACE LAYERS; TURBULENCE;

EID: 0031465645     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(1997)027<1120:TDARIT>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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