Characteristics of observed turbulent mixing across the Antarctic slope front at 140°E, East Antarctica

Journal of Oceanography

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 95-104

  Hirano, Daisuke ^a   Kitade, Yujiro ^a   Nagashima, Hideki ^a   Matsuyama, Masaji ^a  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF MARINE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antarctic Slope; Front; Heat flux; Internal tide; Turbulent mixing

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL SLOPE; DEEP WATER; ENERGY DISSIPATION; FRONTOGENESIS; HEAT FLUX; INTERNAL TIDE; OCEANIC FRONT; SHELF BREAK; TURBULENCE; TURBULENT DIFFUSION; TURBULENT MIXING;

ADELIE COAST; ANTARCTICA; EAST ANTARCTICA;

EID: 77749243491     PISSN: 09168370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10872-010-0008-x     Document Type: Article

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