Systematic microstructure variability in double-diffusively stable coastal waters of nonuniform density gradient

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 107, Issue 10, 2002, Pages

  Duda, Timothy F ^a   Rehmann, Chris R ^b  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Conductivity microstructure; Continental shelf waters; Diapycnal diffusion; Eddy diffusivity; Turbulent flux; Turbulent mixing

Indexed keywords

COASTAL WATER; DENSITY; DIFFUSIVITY; MICROSTRUCTURE; TURBULENT MIXING;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; NEW ENGLAND SHELF;

EID: 0037110272     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001jc000844     Document Type: Article

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