Convectively driven mixing in the bottom boundary layer

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 34, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 2189-2202

  Moum, J N ^a   Perlin, A ^a   Klymak, J M ^a   Levine, M D ^a   Boyd, T ^a   Kosro, P M ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUOYANCY; OCEANOGRAPHY; THERMAL EFFECTS;

DISTINCTIVE STRUCTURES; POTENTIAL TEMPERATURE; TURBULENT DISSIPATION RATES;

MIXING;

CONTINENTAL SHELF; CONVECTIVE BOUNDARY LAYER; EKMAN TRANSPORT; TURBULENT MIXING; UPWELLING; VERTICAL MIXING;

EID: 8744226741     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(2004)034<2189:CDMITB>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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