Circulation and turbulent exchange characteristics during the thermal bar in Lake Ontario

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 2190-2200

  Rao, Yerubandi R ^a   Skafel, Michael G ^a   Charlton, Murray N ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIRCULATION; LAKE; LIMNOLOGY; THERMAL STRUCTURE; TURBULENT MIXING; VERTICAL MIXING;

GREAT LAKES; LAKE ONTARIO; NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 9244248180     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.2004.49.6.2190     Document Type: Article

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