Processes of breaking of large-amplitude unsteady lee waves leading to turbulence

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 118, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 316-331

  Abe, S ^a   Nakamura, T ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OCEANOGRAPHY; TURBULENCE; VORTEX FLOW;

ADVERSE PRESSURE GRADIENT; DIAPYCNAL MIXING; KELVIN-HELMHOLTZ; TOLLMIEN-SCHLICHTING WAVES; TRANSITION PROCESS; TRANSITION TO TURBULENCE; TWO DIMENSIONAL MODEL; UNSTABLE REGIONS;

SHEAR FLOW;

AMPLITUDE; LEE WAVE; OVERTURN; PRESSURE GRADIENT; TOPOGRAPHY; TURBULENCE; TWO-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; UNSTEADY FLOW; WAVE BREAKING;

ALASKA; ALEUTIAN ISLANDS; AMCHITKA ISLAND; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84878948737     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2012JC008160     Document Type: Article

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