Dissipation measurements using temperature microstructure from an underwater glider

Methods in Oceanography

Volumn 10, Issue , 2014, Pages 44-69

  Peterson, Algot K ^a   Fer, Ilker ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Batchelor spectrum; Faroe bank channel; Glider; Kraichnan spectrum; Temperature microstructure; Turbulence

Indexed keywords

EID: 84912009969     PISSN: 22111220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mio.2014.05.002     Document Type: Article

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