Oceanic thermohaline intrusions: Theory

Progress in Oceanography

Volumn 56, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 483-497

  Ruddick, Barry ^a   Kerr, Oliver ^b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Double diffusion; Fine structure; Fronts; Microstructure; Ocean mixing; Salt fingers; Thermohaline; Turbulence

Indexed keywords

CONSTRAINT THEORY; DIFFUSION IN LIQUIDS; LINEAR SYSTEMS; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; SALTS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

INTRUSIONS; SALT-FINGERS;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

DOUBLE DIFFUSION; MIXING; SALINITY; THERMOHALINE STRUCTURE; TURBULENCE;

EID: 0037849810     PISSN: 00796611     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0079-6611(03)00029-6     Document Type: Review

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