Estimation of the particle flux from the convective mixed layer by large eddy simulation

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 115, Issue 5, 2010, Pages

  Noh, Yign ^a   Nakada, Satoshi ^b  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^b RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR HUMANITY AND NATURE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; OCEANOGRAPHY; POPULATION STATISTICS;

DOWNWARD PARTICLE FLUXES; LAGRANGIAN PARTICLES; MIXED LAYER; MIXED LAYER DEEPENING; MIXED LAYER DEPTHS; OCEAN MIXED LAYERS; PARTICLE CONCENTRATIONS; PARTICLE FLUXES; PARTICLE SETTLING; SEDIMENTATION RATES; TERMINAL VELOCITY;

ATMOSPHERIC BOUNDARY LAYER;

LAGRANGIAN ANALYSIS; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; MIXED LAYER; OCEANIC CONVECTION; PARAMETERIZATION; PARTICULATE FLUX; PHYTOPLANKTON; SEDIMENTATION RATE; SETTLING VELOCITY; TURBULENCE;

EID: 77953556996     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JC005669     Document Type: Article

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