Do observations adequately resolve the natural variability of oceanic turbulence?

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 409-417

  Moum, J N ^a   Rippeth, T P ^b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Mixing; Review; Turbulence

Indexed keywords

ENERGY LOSS; GEOGRAPHIC VARIABILITIES; HIGH REYNOLDS NUMBERS; MIXING COEFFICIENTS; NATURAL VARIABILITIES; OCEANIC TURBULENCES; SYSTEMATIC SAMPLINGS; TURBULENCE DISSIPATIONS; TURBULENCE PROFILES; VISCOUS DISSIPATIONS;

ENERGY DISSIPATION; MIXING; REYNOLDS NUMBER;

TURBULENCE;

FLUID DYNAMICS; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; MASS TRANSPORT; MIXING; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SAMPLING; TURBULENCE;

EID: 67349274719     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2008.10.013     Document Type: Article

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