Isentropic averaging

Journal of Marine Research

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 533-567

  de Szoeke, Roland A ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIRCULATION MODELING; ENTROPY; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; THERMODYNAMICS; TURBULENT DIFFUSION;

EID: 77953512044     PISSN: 00222402     EISSN: 15439542     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1357/002224009791218869     Document Type: Article

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