Dynamics of the bottom boundary layer on the Northern California shelf

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 28, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 2075-2093

  Trowbridge, J H ^a   Lentz, S J ^a  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYER; BUOYANCY; HEAT TRANSFER; MOMENTUM TRANSFER; SEAFLOOR; SHELF DYNAMICS;

PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0033031733     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(1998)028<2075:DOTBBL>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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