On the turbulent co-spectrum of two scalars and its effect on acoustic scattering from oceanic turbulence

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 514, Issue , 2004, Pages 107-119

  Ross, Tetjana ^a   Garrett, Chris ^a   Lueck, Rolf ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC WAVE SCATTERING; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; TURBULENCE;

OCEANIC TURBULENCE; TURBULENT SCATTERING EQUATIONS; TURBULENT TEMPERATURE;

WATER WAVES;

ACOUSTICS; FLUID MECHANICS; SALINITY; TURBULENCE;

ACOUSTICS; FLUID MECHANICS; SALINITY; SCATTERING; TURBULENCE;

EID: 4644310057     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112004000126     Document Type: Article

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