Vertical mixing and transports through a stratified shear layer

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 31, Issue 8 PART 1, 2001, Pages 2026-2048

  Strang, E J ^a   Fernando, H J S ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUOYANCY; MIXING; PARAMETER ESTIMATION;

DISSIPATION FLUX;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

MIXING; OCEANOGRAPHY; TURBULENT FLOW;

FLUID DYNAMICS; STRATIFIED FLUID; TURBULENT FLOW; VERTICAL MIXING;

EID: 0035415562     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(2001)031<2026:vmatta>2.0.co;2     Document Type: Article

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