Oceanic double-infusion: Introduction

Progress in Oceanography

Volumn 56, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 381-393

  Ruddick, Barry ^a   Gargett, Ann E ^b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Diffusion; Fluxes; Interface; Intrusion; Layers; Mixing; Salt fingers; Thermohaline staircase

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION IN LIQUIDS; FLUID DYNAMICS; MIXING; MOLECULAR PHYSICS;

DOUBLE-DIFFUSION EFFECTS;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

DOUBLE DIFFUSION; MIXING; THERMOHALINE CIRCULATION; WATER MASS;

EID: 0037646613     PISSN: 00796611     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0079-6611(03)00024-7     Document Type: Review

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