Dispersion of passive tracers in model flows: Effects of the parametrization of small-scale processes

Annales Geophysicae

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 476-484

  Lacorata, G ^a   Purini, R ^a   Vulpiani, A ^b   Zambianchi, E ^c,d  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITÀ DI ROMA LA SAPIENZA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

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EID: 2842616019     PISSN: 09927689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00585-996-0476-x     Document Type: Article

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