Evolution of Langmuir circulation during a storm

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 103, Issue 3336, 1998, Pages 12649-12668

  Smith, Jerome A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; LANGMUIR CIRCULATION; MIXED LAYER; STORM; WIND FORCING;

(NORTHEAST); PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0032525776     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97jc03611     Document Type: Article

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