Large-scale circulation with locally enhanced vertical mixing

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 712-726

  Samelson, R M ^a,b  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIRCULATION; MIXING; STRATIFICATION;

EID: 0031852723     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(1998)028<0712:LSCWLE>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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