Estimation of nonlocal turbulent mixing parameters derived from microstructure profiles

Journal of Marine Research

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 123-145

  Piera, Jaume ^a,b   Quesada, Ruben ^a   Catalan, Jordi ^c  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^b CSIC Unidad de Tecnologia Marina UTM   (Spain)

^c CENTRE D ESTUDIS AVANÇATS DE BLANES CEAB CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA PROCESSING; ESTIMATION METHOD; TURBULENT MIXING;

EID: 33646353680     PISSN: 00222402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1357/002224006776412331     Document Type: Article

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