Eddy-modulated internal waves and mixing on a midocean ridge

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1242-1248

  Liang, Xinfeng ^a   Thurnherr, Andreas M ^a  

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

Author keywords

Climate change; Diapycnal mixing; Eddies; Internal waves; Mesoscale processes; Subgrid scale processes

Indexed keywords

DIAPYCNAL MIXING; EDDIES; INTERNAL WAVES; MESOSCALE PROCESS; SUBGRID SCALE;

CLIMATE CHANGE; ENERGY TRANSFER; KINETIC ENERGY; MIXING; PARAMETERIZATION;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

GEOSTROPHIC FLOW; INTERNAL WAVE; KINETIC ENERGY; MESOSCALE EDDY; MID-OCEAN RIDGE; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARAMETERIZATION; RICHARDSON NUMBER; TIMESCALE; WATER COLUMN; WAVE PROPAGATION;

EAST PACIFIC RISE; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 84867213867     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: 15200485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JPO-D-11-0126.1     Document Type: Article

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