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In the oceanographic literature, the term fine structure is traditionally reserved for inhomogeneities relating to stratification, while the term, microstructure has often been applied to inhomogeneities associated with small-scale turbulence (Gregg, 1975).
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Soloviev, A., Lukas, R. (2006). FINE STRUCTURE AND MICROSTRUCTURE. In: The Near-Surface Layer of the Ocean. Atmospheric and Oceanographic Sciences Library, vol 31. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-4053-9_4
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