Diffusive-type of double diffusion in lakes-a review

Environmental Fluid Mechanics: Memorial Volume in Honour of Prof. Gerhard H. Jirka

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 271-286

  Wuest A ^a,b   Sommer, T ^a,b   Schmid, M ^a   Carpenter, J R ^a  

^a SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

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DOI: 10.1201/b12283     Document Type: Chapter

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