Tidally induced turbulent mixing at Irving Seamount - Modeling and measurements

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 31, Issue 10, 2004, Pages

  Lavelle, J W ^a   Lozovatsky, I D ^b,c   Smith IV, D C ^b  

^a NOAA PACIFIC MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Arizona State University   (United States)

^c SHIRSHOV INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYERS; TIDES; TURBULENCE;

SEA SURFACE; TURBULENT MIXING;

GEOPHYSICS;

NUMERICAL MODEL; SEAMOUNT; TIDAL CURRENT; TURBULENT MIXING;

EID: 4143115605     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004GL019706     Document Type: Article

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