Characterization of turbulence from a fine-scale parameterization and microstructure measurements in the Mediterranean Sea during the BOUM experiment

Biogeosciences

Volumn 9, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 3131-3149

  Cuypers, Y ^a   Bouruet Aubertot, P ^a   Marec, C ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PIERRE ET MARIE CURIE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^c INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (New Caledonia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICYCLONE; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; DEEP WATER; DIFFUSIVITY; EDDY; ENERGY DISSIPATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; INTERNAL WAVE; KINETIC ENERGY; MICROSTRUCTURE; PARAMETERIZATION; PYCNOCLINE; SHEAR; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT; TURBULENCE; WATER COLUMN; WATER MASS; WAVE BREAKING;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 84867453369     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-9-3131-2012     Document Type: Article

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