A diapycnal mixing budget on the Oregon shelf

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 53, Issue 5 PART 2, 2008, Pages 2137-2150

  D'Asaro, Eric A ^a  

^a Applied Physics Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; CHLOROPHYLL; DIFFUSIVITY; GYRE; HEATING; IRRADIANCE; MIXING;

OREGON SHELF; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 55949128821     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.2008.53.5_part_2.2137     Document Type: Article

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