The role of surface waves in the ocean mixed layer

Acta Oceanologica Sinica

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 30-37

  Qiao, Fangli ^a   Yang, Yongzeng ^a   Xia, Changshui ^a   Yuan, Yeli ^a  

^a FIRST INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (China)

Author keywords

Induced mixing; Mixing layer; Ocean circulation model; Wave

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN COUPLING; BOUNDARY CONDITION; MIXED LAYER; OCEANIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; PARAMETERIZATION; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SURFACE WAVE; VERTICAL MIXING;

EID: 53749097112     PISSN: 0253505X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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