The wave-turbulence transition for stratified flows

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 1669-1678

  D'Asaro, E A ^a   Lien, R C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOW REGIME RELATIONS; INTERNAL WAVE; RICHARDSON NUMBER; STRATIFIED FLOW; TURBULENCE;

INTERNAL WAVE; RICHARDSON NUMBER; STRATIFIED FLOW; TURBULENCE;

EID: 0033823665     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(2000)030<1669:TWTTFS>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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