Energy conversion, mixing energy, and neutral surfaces with a nonlinear equation of state

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 28-41

  Nycander, Jonas ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Kinetic energy

Indexed keywords

BUOYANCY FORCES; DENSITY FIELDS; EQUATION OF STATE; GRAVITATIONAL POTENTIAL ENERGY; INTERNAL ENERGIES; MIXING ENERGIES; NEUTRAL DISPLACEMENTS; NEUTRAL PLANE; NEUTRAL SURFACES; NONLINEAR CHARACTERS; POTENTIAL DENSITY; STATIONARY FLOW; THERMOBARIC EFFECTS; VELOCITY COMPONENTS; WATER PARCEL;

ELECTRON ENERGY LOSS SPECTROSCOPY; ENERGY CONVERSION; GRAVITATION; KINETIC ENERGY; NONLINEAR EQUATIONS; ORDINARY DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; POTENTIAL ENERGY;

EQUATIONS OF STATE;

BUOYANCY FORCING; DENSITY CURRENT; EQUATION OF STATE; INTERNAL WAVE; NONLINEARITY; PHYSICAL PROPERTY; POTENTIAL ENERGY;

EID: 79951588883     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2010JPO4250.1     Document Type: Article

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