Observations of overturning in the thermocline: The context of ocean mixing

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 805-832

  Alford, Matthew H ^a   Pinkel, Robert ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERNAL WAVE; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; OVERTURN; THERMOCLINE; TURBULENCE; WAVE BREAKING;

EID: 0033925009     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(2000)030<0805:OOOITT>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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