Heat flux and mixing efficiency in the surface mixing layer

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 106, Issue C9, 2001, Pages 19547-19562

  Wolk, Fabian ^a,b   Lueck, Rolf G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^b Alec Electronics Co Ltd   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; HEAT FLUX; MIXING; SEA SURFACE; SURFACE LAYER;

EID: 0034774503     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000jc000421     Document Type: Article

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