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Ocean Turbulence

Ocean Turbulence is a physical oceanographic phenomenon characterized by chaotic, irregular fluid motions at various spatial and temporal scales that enhance the mixing and transport of heat, salt, and momentum within the ocean.

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Development of a turbulence closure model for geophysical fluid problems

George L. Mellor, Tetsuji Yamada · Reviews of Geophysics · 1982 · 7K citations

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Spectral characteristics of surface‐layer turbulence

J. C. Kaimal, J. C. Wyngaard, Yutaka Izumi et al. · Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society · 1972 · 2.4K 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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Acoustic Ambient Noise in the Ocean: Spectra and Sources

Gordon M. Wenz · The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America · 1962 · 1.4K citations

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Diurnal cycling: Observations and models of the upper ocean response to diurnal heating, cooling, and wind mixing

James F. Price, Robert A. Weller, Robert Pinkel · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 1986 · 1.3K citations

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    James N. Moum

    Oregon State University, United States

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    James C. McWilliams

    University of California, Los Angeles, United States

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    Michael C. Gregg

    University of Washington Applied Physics Laboratory, United States

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    William D. Smyth

    Oregon State University, United States

    34 publications · 2.9K citations

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    Peter P. Sullivan

    NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research, United States

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  1. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

    Falmouth, United States

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  2. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

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    369 publications

    19K citations

  3. Oregon State University

    Corvallis, United States

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    244 publications

    18K citations

  4. Scripps Institution of Oceanography

    La Jolla, United States

    52 h-index

    241 publications

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  5. University of California San Diego

    San Diego, United States

    48 h-index

    209 publications

    15.9K citations

  6. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    Cambridge, United States

    47 h-index

    120 publications

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  7. University of Washington Applied Physics Laboratory

    Seattle, United States

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  8. NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research

    Boulder, United States

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  3. Journal of Fluid Mechanics

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  4. Geophysical Research Letters

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  5. Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

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