Near-bed turbulence and relict waveformed sand ripples: Observations from the inner shelf

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 113, Issue 4, 2008, Pages

  Hay, Alex E ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY DISSIPATION; FRICTION; KINETIC ENERGY; TURBULENCE; VELOCITY; WATER WAVES;

DEEP WATER; FRICTION; KINETIC ENERGY; RIPPLE; TURBULENCE;

EID: 46849105846     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JC004013     Document Type: Article

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