Dynamic excitation of internal gravity waves in the equatorial oceans

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 26, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 2398-2419

  Sutherland, B R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EQUATORIAL OCEANS; INTERNAL WAVES; KELVIN-HELMHOLTZ INSTABILITY;

EID: 0030391213     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(1996)026<2398:DEOIGW>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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