Distribution of overturn induced by internal tides and thorpe scale in Uchiura Bay

Journal of Oceanography

Volumn 59, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 845-850

  Kitade, Yujiro ^a   Matsuyama, Masaji ^a   Yoshida, Jiro ^a  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF MARINE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Density overturn; Internal tide; Shear instability; Thorpe scale

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC DOPPLER CURRENT PROFILER; DIFFUSIVITY; INTERNAL TIDE; OVERTURN; VERTICAL MIXING;

EID: 0942278098     PISSN: 09168370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JOCE.0000009575.29339.35     Document Type: Article

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