Ocean boundary mixing during Ekman layer arrest

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 29, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 2993-3001

  Condie, Scott A ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYER; EKMAN LAYER; ENERGY DISSIPATION; MIXING;

EID: 0033509075     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(1999)029<2993:OBMDEL>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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