Lead convection measured with an autonomous underwater vehicle

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 103, Issue C2, 1998, Pages 3257-3281

  Morison, James H ^a   McPhee, Miles G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b McPhee Research Company   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONVECTION; DISSIPATION; MIXED LAYER;

EID: 0032519247     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97jc02264     Document Type: Article

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