The eddy-driven thermocline

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 34, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 2642-2658

  Cessi, Paola ^a,b   Fantini, Maurizio ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDDY CURRENTS; ENERGY TRANSFER; POTENTIAL ENERGY; SURFACE WATERS; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; THERMAL GRADIENTS; THERMAL STRATIFICATION;

DIAPYCNAL MIXING; EDDY FLUXES; EDDY-DRIVEN THERMOCLINE; SCALING LAWS;

OCEAN CURRENTS;

BAROCLINIC MOTION; EDDY; MIXING; STRATIFICATION; THERMOCLINE;

EID: 13644258442     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JPO2657.1     Document Type: Article

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