Influence of Stokes Drift Decay Scale on Langmuir Turbulence

Influence of Stokes Drift Decay Scale on Langmuir Turbulence
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斯托克斯漂移衰变尺度对朗缪尔湍流的影响

DOI:
10.1175/jpo-d-16-0244.1
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发表时间:
2017
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3.5
通讯作者:
Harcourt, Ramsey R.
Harcourt, Ramsey R.
中科院分区:
地球科学2区
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作者:
Kukulka, Tobias;Harcourt, Ramsey R.

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