When are eddy tracer fluxes directed downgradient?

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 189-201

  Wilson, Chris ^a   Williams, Richard G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; FLOW OF FLUIDS; HEAT FLUX; KINETIC ENERGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

EDDY TRACER FLUXES; FLOW INSTABILITY; ISOPYCNALS; TRACER VARIANCE;

OCEAN CURRENTS;

DISSIPATION; EDDY; TRACER;

EID: 33645635229     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JPO2841.1     Document Type: Article

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