A spectral technique for estimating turbulent stress, scalar flux magnitude, and eddy viscosity in the ocean boundary layer under pack ice

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 34, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 2180-2188

  McPhee, Mines G ^a  

^a McPhee Research Company   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

KINETIC ENERGY; OCEANOGRAPHY; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; STRESS ANALYSIS;

SCALAR SPECTRA; SPECTRAL DENSITY; VERTICAL VELOCITY; WAVENUMBER;

VISCOSITY;

HEAT FLUX; PACK ICE; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS; STRESS ANALYSIS; TURBULENT BOUNDARY LAYER;

ARCTIC; ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC; WORLD;

EID: 7044259448     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(2004)034<2180:ASTFET>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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