On a wave-induced turbulence and a wave-mixed upper ocean layer

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 33, Issue 20, 2006, Pages

  Babanin, A V ^a  

^a SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTENUATION; COOLING; HEATING; LAMINAR FLOW; MIXING; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TURBULENCE;

MIXED LAYER DEPTH; WAVE-AMPLITUDE-BASED REYNOLDS NUMBER; WAVE-INDUCED MOTION;

WATER WAVES;

MIXED LAYER; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TURBULENCE; UPPER OCEAN;

EID: 33845643576     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006GL027308     Document Type: Article

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