Turbulence and diapycnal mixing over the East Pacific Rise crest near 10°N

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 38, Issue 15, 2011, Pages

  Thurnherr, A M ^a   St Laurent, L C ^b  

^a Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

^b WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MIXING; SUBMARINE GEOLOGY; TIDAL POWER; TURBOMACHINERY;

DATA SETS; DIAPYCNAL DIFFUSIVITY; DIAPYCNAL MIXING; EAST PACIFIC RISE; HORIZONTAL VELOCITY; MID-OCEAN RIDGES; OVERTURNING CIRCULATION; SPATIAL PATTERNS; TURBULENCE LEVEL; TURBULENT MIXING; WEAK DENSITY;

TURBULENCE;

DATA SET; MICROSTRUCTURE; MID-OCEAN RIDGE; OVERTURN; SEAMOUNT; TOPOGRAPHIC MAPPING; TURBULENCE; TURBULENT MIXING;

EAST PACIFIC RISE; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 80051778828     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011GL048207     Document Type: Article

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