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Buoyancy

Buoyancy is the upward force exerted by a fluid on an immersed or floating body, arising from the pressure difference between the top and bottom of the body, which enables the body to resist sinking and maintain equilibrium in a fluid medium.

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Buoyant Force

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<i>Buoyancy Effects in Fluids</i>

J. Scott Turner, Edward R. Benton · Physics Today · 1974 · 2.7K citations

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Estimates of the Local Rate of Vertical Diffusion from Dissipation Measurements

T. R. Osborn · Journal of Physical Oceanography · 1980 · 2K citations · Full text

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An Air-Sea Interaction Theory for Tropical Cyclones. Part I: Steady-State Maintenance

Kerry Emanuel · Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences · 1986 · 1.9K citations · Full text

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On convection cells induced by surface tension

J. R. A. Pearson · Journal of Fluid Mechanics · 1958 · 1.7K citations

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On the Relative Importance of the Driving Forces of Plate Motion

Donald W. Forsyth, Seiya Uyeda · Geophysical Journal International · 1975 · 1.7K citations · Full text

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  1. AJ
    Andrew J. Martin

    UNSW Sydney, Australia

    19 publications · 3.2K citations

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  2. AW
    Andrew W. Woods

    University of Cambridge, United Kingdom

    20 publications · 612 citations

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  3. TS
    T. S. Chen

    Missouri University of Science and Technology, United States

    17 publications · 1K citations

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  4. PF
    P. F. Linden

    University of Cambridge, United Kingdom

    20 publications · 2.4K citations

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  5. RW
    R. W. Griffiths

    Australian National University, Australia

    16 publications · 660 citations

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  1. University of Cambridge

    Cambridge, United Kingdom

    46 h-index

    203 publications

    13.6K citations

  2. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    43 h-index

    330 publications

    16.3K citations

  3. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    Cambridge, United States

    38 h-index

    135 publications

    14.8K citations

  4. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

    Falmouth, United States

    32 h-index

    116 publications

    8.4K citations

  5. University of California San Diego

    San Diego, United States

    30 h-index

    81 publications

    5.5K citations

  6. Australian National University

    Canberra, Australia

    29 h-index

    73 publications

    4.9K citations

  7. University of California, Berkeley

    Berkeley, United States

    28 h-index

    65 publications

    3.5K citations

  8. University of Washington

    Seattle, United States

    28 h-index

    78 publications

    7.7K citations

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  1. Journal of Fluid Mechanics

    372 publications · 29.8K citations

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  2. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

    JGR · 131 publications · 9.9K citations

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  3. Geophysical Research Letters

    150 publications · 8.5K citations

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  4. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

    116 publications · 11.1K citations

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  5. Journal of Physical Oceanography

    136 publications · 10K citations

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