Comparison of dissipation of turbulent kinetic energy determined from shear and temperature microstructure

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 21, Issue 1-4, 1999, Pages 67-84

  Kocsis, O ^a   Prandke, H ^b   Stips, A ^c   Simon, A ^a   Wuest A ^a  

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

^b ISW Wassermesstechnik   (Germany)

^c JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dissipation; Lakes; Shear microstructure; Temperature microstructure; Turbulent mixing

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENT; SHEAR FLOW; SWITZERLAND; TEMPERATURE; TURBULENT FLOW;

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; ENERGY DISSIPATION; KINETIC ENERGY; SURFACE FLUX; TURBULENCE;

EID: 0032835349     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-7963(99)00006-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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