Layering in a flow with diffusively stable temperature and salinity stratification

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1457-1470

  Martin, Juan Ezequiel ^a   Rehmann, Chris R ^b  

^a University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

^b Iowa State University of Science and Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; DIFFUSION; KINETIC ENERGY; THERMAL GRADIENTS; THERMAL STRATIFICATION;

EDDY DIFFUSIVITIES; PHILLIPS-POSMENTIER MECHANISM; SALINITY STRATIFICATION; TEMPERATURE STRATIFICATION;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

SALINITY; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; STRATIFICATION; TURBULENT DIFFUSION;

EID: 33748513057     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JPO2920.1     Document Type: Article

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