Lagrangian Time Scales and Eddy Diffusivity at 1000m Compared to the Surface in the South Pacific and Indian Oceans

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 43, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 2718-2732

  Chiswell, Stephen M ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDDY DIFFUSIVITIES; EULERIAN TIME; INDIAN OCEAN; LAGRANGIAN DRIFTERS; LAGRANGIAN TIME SCALE; SINGLE-PARTICLE; SINGLE-PARTICLE CALCULATIONS; SPATIAL STRUCTURE;

LAGRANGE MULTIPLIERS; TIME MEASUREMENT;

DIFFUSION;

ARGO; CIRCULATION MODELING; DIFFUSIVITY; EDDY; LAGRANGIAN ANALYSIS; OCEANIC CIRCULATION;

INDIAN OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (SOUTH);

EID: 84891618464     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: 15200485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JPO-D-13-044.1     Document Type: Article

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