On the interactions of internal waves reflecting from slopes

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 2072-2078

  Thorpe, S A ^a  

^a NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0001758222     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(1997)027<2072:OTIOIW>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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