Cold-water events and dissipation in the mixed layer of a lake

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 36, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1928-1939

  Ozen, Baris ^a   Thorpe, S A ^b   Lemmin, U ^a   Osborn, T R ^c  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

^b BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

KINETIC ENERGY; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; TURBULENCE; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT; WIND;

MICROSCALE VELOCITY SHEAR; TURBULENCE PACKAGE; TURBULENT KINETIC ENERGY;

LAKES;

COLD WATER; ENERGY DISSIPATION; HEATING; KINETIC ENERGY; LACUSTRINE ENVIRONMENT; MIXED LAYER; THERMOCLINE; WATER TEMPERATURE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; LAKE GENEVA;

EID: 33750929582     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JPO2946.1     Document Type: Article

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