Universality of the modeled small-scale response of the upper tropical ocean to squall wind forcing

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 519-529

  Richardson, R A ^a   Sutyrin, G G ^a   Hebert, D ^a   Rothstein, L M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MODELING; STORM; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT; TURBULENT MIXING; UPPER OCEAN; WIND FORCING;

EID: 0032699611     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(1999)029<0519:UOTMSS>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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