Measurements of turbulence in the Upper-Ocean mixing layer using autosub

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 122-145

  Thorpe, S A ^a   Osborn, T R ^b   Jackson, J F E ^a   Hall, A J ^a   Lueck, R G ^c  

^a NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); THERMAL GRADIENTS; TURBULENCE;

BUBBLE CLOUDS;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

KINETIC ENERGY; TURBULENCE; VERTICAL MIXING; WAVE BREAKING; WIND FORCING;

EID: 0041598027     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(2003)033<0122:MOTITU>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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