Latitudinal distribution of mixing rate caused by the M2 internal tide

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 35-42

  Tian, Jiwei ^a   Zhou, Lei ^a   Zhang, Xiaoqian ^a  

^a OCEAN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MIXING; OCEAN STRUCTURES; OCEANOGRAPHY; SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY;

ENERGY BALANCE; INTERNAL TIDES; LATITUDINAL DISTRIBUTION; MIXING RATE; OCEAN TOPOGRAPHY;

TIDES;

ENERGY BALANCE; INTERNAL TIDE; LATITUDINAL GRADIENT; MIXING;

EID: 33644747627     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JPO2824.1     Document Type: Article

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