On the effect of surface gravity waves on mixing in the oceanic mixed layer

Ocean Modelling

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 101-124

  Kantha, Lakshmi H ^a   Anne Clayson, Carol ^b  

^a UCB 450   (United States)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRAVITY WAVE; LANGMUIR CIRCULATION; MIXING; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SURFACE WAVE;

EID: 0345023626     PISSN: 14635003     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1463-5003(02)00062-8     Document Type: Article

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