Dissipation and mixing in a coastal jet: A Baltic Sea case study

Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 220-235

  Zülicke, Christoph ^a   Hagen, Eberhard ^a   Stips, Adolf ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROSTOCK   (Germany)

^b JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Baltic Sea; Coastal jet; Dissipation; Mixing; Turbulence

Indexed keywords

COASTAL WATERS; DISSIPATION; JET; MIXING;

BALTIC SEA;

EID: 0344542019     PISSN: 10151621     EISSN: 14209055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s000270050038     Document Type: Conference Paper

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