Evaluating the sonic layer depth relative to the mixed layer depth

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 113, Issue 7, 2008, Pages

  Helber, Robert W ^a   Barron, Charlie N ^a   Carnes, Michael R ^a   Zingarelli, Robert A ^a  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DUCTS; OCEANOGRAPHY; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

ACOUSTIC METHOD; ESTIMATION METHOD; MIXED LAYER; MIXING RATIO; PREDICTION; SEA SURFACE SALINITY; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; STRATIFICATION; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; UPPER OCEAN;

EID: 51749091308     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JC004595     Document Type: Article

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