Parameterizing particle dispersion in Langmuir circulation

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 104, Issue C11, 1999, Pages 26059-26068

  Colbo, Keir ^a   Li, Ming ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^b INSTITUTE OF OCEAN SCIENCES   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUOYANCY; DIFFUSIVITY; MATHEMATICAL MODELING; PARTICLE DISPERSION;

DISPERSION; LANGMUIR CIRCULATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARAMETERIZATION; PARTICLE MOTION;

EID: 0033571837     PISSN: 21699275     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1999JC900190     Document Type: Article

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