Turbulent properties of internal waves in the South China Sea

Oceanography

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 78-87

  Laurent, Louis St ^a   Simmons, Harper ^b   Tang, Tswen Yung ^c   Wang, Yuhuai ^d  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

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EID: 84930479021     PISSN: 10428275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5670/oceanog.2011.96     Document Type: Article

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