Internal wave-wave interactions. Part II: Spectral energy transfer and turbulence production

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 29, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 2905-2919

  Haili, Sun ^a   Kunze, Eric ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY FLUX; INTERNAL WAVE; TURBULENCE; WAVE-WAVE INTERACTION;

EID: 0343986274     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(1999)029<2905:iwwipi>2.0.co;2     Document Type: Article

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