The abyssal stratification and circulation deduced from the principle of maximal entropy production

Mahdi Ben Jelloul; Rui Xin Huang

doi:10.1111/j.1600-0870.2006.00177.x

The abyssal stratification and circulation deduced from the principle of maximal entropy production

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By: Mahdi Ben Jelloul and Rui Xin Huang

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Language: English

Page range: 392 - 403

Submitted on: Dec 30, 2004

Accepted on: Nov 21, 2005

Published on: Jan 1, 2006

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