On the dense bubble clouds and near bottom turbulence in the surf zone

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 110, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1-15

  Vagle, Svein ^a   Chandler, Peter ^a   Farmer, David M ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF OCEAN SCIENCES   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACKSCATTER; BUBBLE; SURF ZONE; TURBULENCE;

EID: 27744590789     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JC002603     Document Type: Article

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