Laboratory measurements of differential diffusion in a diffusively stable, turbulent flow

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1592-1603

  Jackson, P Ryan ^a   Rehmann, Chris R ^a  

^a United States of America   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SALINITY MEASUREMENT;

DIFFERENTIAL DIFFUSIONS;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

DIFFUSION; MIXING; SALINITY; STRATIFICATION; TURBULENT FLOW;

EID: 0141761476     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2405.1     Document Type: Article

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