Global observations of ocean-bottom subinertial current dissipation

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 402-417

  Wright, Corwin J ^a,c   Scott, Robert B ^a,b   Furnival, Darran ^a   Ailliot, Pierre ^a   Vermet, Franck ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BRETAGNE OCCIDENTALE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Bottom currents; Eddies; In situ oceanic observations

Indexed keywords

BOTTOM BOUNDARY LAYER; BOTTOM CURRENT; CURRENT DISSIPATION; EDDIES; HIER-ARCHICAL CLUSTERING; HYBRID COORDINATE OCEAN MODELS; SITU OCEANIC OBSERVATIONS; STATISTICAL UNCERTAINTY;

BOUNDARY LAYERS; ENERGY DISSIPATION; ESTIMATION; OCEAN CURRENTS;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

BENTHIC BOUNDARY LAYER; BOTTOM CURRENT; EDDY; ENERGY DISSIPATION; SEAFLOOR;

EID: 84875513682     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: 15200485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JPO-D-12-082.1     Document Type: Article

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