Enhanced mixing in narrows: A case study at the Mainau sill (Lake Constance)

Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 236-252

  Kocsis, Otti ^a   Mathis, Bruno ^a   Gloor, Manuel ^a   Schurter, Michael ^a   Wüest, Alfred ^a  

^a SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Dissipation; Lake basins; Lake Constance; Narrows; Sill; Temperature microstructure; Turbulent mixing

Indexed keywords

LAKE; MIXING; TURBULENCE;

HYDRODYNAMICS; LAKE; MIXING; SILL; TURBULENCE;

GERMANY;

EID: 0031876017     PISSN: 10151621     EISSN: 14209055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s000270050039     Document Type: Conference Paper

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