Estimates of energy dissipation rates in the three-dimensional deep ocean internal wave field

Journal of Oceanography

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 123-127

  Watanabe, Michio ^a   Hibiya, Toshiyuki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Diffusivity and mixing processes; Eikonal Approach; Internal and inertial waves; Nonlinear dynamics; Numerical modeling; Turbulence

Indexed keywords

ENERGY DISSIPATION; WAVE FIELD;

EID: 22844449903     PISSN: 09168370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10872-005-0025-3     Document Type: Article

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