Internal gravity waves: parametric instability and deep ocean mixing

Comptes Rendus - Mecanique

Volumn 335, Issue 9-10, 2007, Pages 665-678

  Staquet, Chantal ^a  

^a LEGI   (France)

Author keywords

Fluid mechanics; Internal gravity waves; Ocean mixing; Stably stratified fluid

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; FLUID MECHANICS; GRAVITY WAVES; MIXING; THERMAL STRATIFICATION; TURBULENCE;

BOUSSINESQ EQUATION; DEEP SEA; FLUID MECHANICS; GRAVITY WAVE; KINEMATICS; MIXING; OCEAN; STRATIFICATION; TURBULENCE;

EID: 35449003286     PISSN: 16310721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.crme.2007.08.009     Document Type: Short Survey

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