Effective diffusivities within oceanic thermohaline staircases

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20 November 1984

journal article
Published by American Geophysical Union (AGU) in Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Vol. 89 (C6) , 10484-10488
https://doi.org/10.1029/jc089ic06p10484

Abstract

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Keywords

THE RESTRICTION TO STAIRCASES HAVING REGULAR
1978. THE FLUXES OF HEAT AND SALT ACROSS DOUBLE-DIFFUSIVE INTERFACES DEPEND UPON MOLECULAR PROPERTIES OF THE FLUID AND THE POTEN- TIAL TEMPERATURE AND SALINITY DIFFERENCES A0 AND AS ACROSS THE
WELL DEFINED STEPS MAKES THIS ANALYSIS SEPARATE FROM THAT OF INTERMITTENTLY STEPPY STRUCTURES SCHMITT AND EVANS
DIMENSIONAL ANALYSIS

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