Lagrangian spectra and diapycnal mixing in stratified flow

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 978-984

  Lien, Ren Chieh ^a   D'Asaro, Eric A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC SPECTRA; BUOYANCY; CONFINED FLOW; DIFFUSION; DISPERSION (WAVES); FREQUENCY AGILITY; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

DIAPYCNAL MIXING; LAGRANGIAN VELOCITY; STRATIFIED FLOW;

MIXING;

LAGRANGIAN ANALYSIS; STRATIFIED FLOW; VERTICAL MIXING;

EID: 2442697470     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(2004)034<0978:LSADMI>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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