Inferences and observations of turbulent dissipation and mixing in the upper ocean at the Hawaiian Ridge

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 476-494

  Martin, Joseph P ^a,b   Rudnick, Daniel L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

KINETIC ENERGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MIXING; TIDES; TURBULENCE; TURBULENT FLOW; WATER WAVES;

ENERGY DENSITY; TURBULENT DISSIPATION;

OCEAN CURRENTS;

DENSITY CURRENT; DISSIPATION; INTERNAL TIDE; INTERNAL WAVE; NUMERICAL MODEL; TURBULENCE; TURBULENT MIXING; WAVE ENERGY;

HAWAII [UNITED STATES]; HAWAIIAN ISLANDS; KAUAI; NORTH AMERICA; OAHU; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34247542114     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JPO2992.1     Document Type: Article

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