The evolution of a thin phytoplankton layer in strong turbulence

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 104-118

  Wang, Zhankun ^a   Goodman, Louis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS DARTMOUTH   (United States)

Author keywords

AUV; Buoyancy Reynolds number; Chlorophyll a; Thin layers; Turbulence; Turbulent eddy velocity

Indexed keywords

AUTONOMOUS UNDERWATER VEHICLE; CHLOROPHYLL; LAGRANGIAN ANALYSIS; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; PHYTOPLANKTON; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TRACER; TURBULENCE;

EID: 72149091181     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csr.2009.08.006     Document Type: Article

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