Mixing in the transition layer during two storm events

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 42-66

  Dohan, Kathleen ^a   Davis, Russ E ^b  

^a EARTH AND SPACE RESEARCH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Mixed layer; Ocean dynamics; Storm environments; Wind effects

Indexed keywords

INERTIAL FREQUENCY; INERTIAL OSCILLATION; LARGE SHEAR; MIDLATITUDES; MIXED LAYER; NEAR INERTIAL ENERGY; NEAR-INERTIAL WAVES; OCEAN DYNAMICS; SHORT WAVES; SPACETIME STRUCTURES; STORM EVENTS; STRATIFIED LAYERS; TIDAL FREQUENCIES; TRANSITION LAYERS; UPPER LAYER; WAVE ACTIVITY;

MOORING; STORMS; TEACHING; WAVELET TRANSFORMS; WIND EFFECTS;

SHEAR FLOW;

MIXED LAYER; OCEAN WAVE; STORM; STRATIFIED FLOW; THERMOCLINE; WIND WAVE;

EID: 79951626839     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2010JPO4253.1     Document Type: Article

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