Simulation of the ocean surface mixed layer under the wave breaking

Acta Oceanologica Sinica

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 9-15

  Sun, Qun ^a,b   Song, Jinbao ^a   Guan, Changlong ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (China)

^b OCEAN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

Breaking waves; Mixed layer; Thermocline; Turbulent kinetic energy

Indexed keywords

MIXED LAYER; THERMOCLINE; WAVE BREAKING;

OCEANIC REGIONS; PACIFIC OCEAN; SOUTH CHINA SEA; WORLD;

EID: 23044473739     PISSN: 0253505X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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