Non-normal effects on salt finger growth

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 616-627

  Eisenman, Ian ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OCEAN ENGINEERING; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; SODIUM CHLORIDE; WATER;

NON-NORMAL GROWTH; NORMAL MODE PERTURBATIONS; OCEAN MIXING; SALT FINGERS;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

MIXING; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; SALINITY; SEAWATER;

EID: 21844444299     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JPO2716.1     Document Type: Article

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