Relative displacement probability distribution functions from balloons and drifters

Journal of Marine Research

Volumn 68, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 433-457

  la Casce, J H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL METHOD; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DRIFTER; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; KINETIC ENERGY; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; TURBULENCE; TURBULENT FLOW; TWO-DIMENSIONAL FLOW;

EID: 79960690135     PISSN: 00222402     EISSN: 15439542     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1357/002224010794657155     Document Type: Article

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