Physical properties of turbulent benthic boundary layers generated by internal waves

Journal of Hydraulic Engineering

Volumn 130, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 58-69

  Lemckert, Charles ^a   Antenucci, Jason ^b   Saggio, Angelo ^c   Imberger, Jorg ^b  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Lakes; Thermal factors; Thickness; Turbulent boundary layers; Water quality

Indexed keywords

LAKES; POTENTIAL ENERGY; THERMAL STRATIFICATION; THERMISTORS; TURBULENCE; WATER WAVES; BOUNDARY LAYERS; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; TURBULENT FLOW;

BOUNDARY SHEARING; INTERNAL WAVES; BASIN SCALE; BENTHIC BOUNDARY LAYERS; NORTHERN HEMISPHERES; STRATIFIED LAKES; THERMAL FACTORS; THERMAL STRUCTURE; THERMALLY STRATIFIED; THICKNESS; TURBULENT BOUNDARY LAYERS;

BOUNDARY LAYERS; WATER QUALITY;

BENTHIC BOUNDARY LAYER; INTERNAL WAVE; LAKE DYNAMICS; STRATIFICATION; TURBULENCE; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 1642439908     PISSN: 07339429     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9429(2004)130:1(58)     Document Type: Article

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