The bolus velocity in the stochastic theory of ocean turbulent tracer transport

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 29, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 2232-2239

  Dukowicz, John K ^a,c   Greatbatch, Richard J ^b  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

STOCHASTIC METHOD; TRACER; TURBULENT FLOW; VELOCITY;

STOCHASTIC PROCESS; TRACER; TRANSPORT PROCESS; TURBULENT FLOW; VELOCITY;

EID: 0033389055     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(1999)029<2232:TBVITS>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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