Bottom layer turbulence in the Red Sea outflow plume

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1763-1785

  Peters, Hartmut ^a   Johns, William E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW; DRAG; FLOW OF WATER; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SEAWATER; STRESSES; TURBULENCE; TURBULENT FLOW;

BOTTOM LAYER TURBULENCE; DRAG COEFFICIENTS; OUTFLOW PLUME; TURBULENT STRESS;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

ACOUSTIC DOPPLER CURRENT PROFILER; OUTFLOW; PLUME; TURBULENCE; TURBULENT BOUNDARY LAYER;

ARABIAN SEA; GULF OF ADEN; INDIAN OCEAN; RED SEA [INDIAN OCEAN];

EID: 33750034605     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JPO2939.1     Document Type: Article

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