Nonbreaking waves cause near-surface turbulence
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Turbulence Production by Nonbreaking Waves
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عنوان ژورنال: Eos, Transactions American Geophysical Union
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0096-3941
DOI: 10.1029/2012eo360013