Wave-induced mass transport in the Oceanic surface layer

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 33, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 2527-2533

  Weber, Jan Erik ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRAG; GRAVITY WAVES; MASS TRANSFER; SURFACE WAVES; VISCOSITY; WATER WAVES;

MASS TRANSPORT;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

GRAVITY WAVE; MASS TRANSPORT; MOMENTUM TRANSFER; WATER MASS; WIND STRESS;

EID: 1642538280     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(2003)033<2527:WMTITO>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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