Understanding mixing efficiency in the oceans: Do the nonlinearities of the equation of state for seawater matter?

Ocean Science

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 271-283

  Tailleux, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 76249115884     PISSN: 18120784     EISSN: 18120792     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/os-5-271-2009     Document Type: Article

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