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Physical laws governing profiles of velocity, temperature, and dissolved substance in the benthic boundary layer are discussed (some measurements of highly unstable temperature profiles near the deep-sea floor remain unexplained). Deep-sea and shelf boundary layers are compared. The effects of fluctuations with a wide range of time scales are described.
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Wimbush, M. (1976). The Physics of the Benthic Boundary Layer. In: McCave, I.N. (eds) The Benthic Boundary Layer. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-8747-7_1
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