Mixing in a coastal environment: 2. A view from microstructure measurements

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 109, Issue 10, 2004, Pages

  Oakey, Neil S ^a   Greenan, Blair J W ^a  

^a BEDFORD INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Continental shelf; Microstructure; Mixing

Indexed keywords

COASTAL WATER; CONTINENTAL SHELF; DISPERSION; MIXING; TRACER;

EID: 11844286847     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003JC002193     Document Type: Article

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