Potential enthalpy: A conservative oceanic variable for evaluating heat content and heat fluxes

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 945-963

  McDougall, Trevor J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION; ENTHALPY; HEAT FLUX; SPECIFIC HEAT;

TURBULENT MIXING;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

ENTHALPY; HEAT FLUX; SEAWATER; THERMODYNAMICS; TURBULENT MIXING;

EID: 0038141094     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(2003)033<0945:PEACOV>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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