Intense, variable mixing near the head of Monterey Submarine Canyon

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 32, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 3145-3165

  Carter, Glenn S ^a   Gregg, Michael C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY DISSIPATION; KINETIC ENERGY; MICROSTRUCTURE; OCEANOGRAPHIC SUBMARINES;

COASTAL CANYONS;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

ENERGY DISSIPATION; ENERGY FLUX; SUBMARINE CANYON; TIDAL CYCLE; VERTICAL MIXING;

MONTEREY CANYON; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0036880272     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(2002)032<3145:IVMNTH>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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