Internal gravity waves in the upper eastern equatorial Pacific: Observations and numerical solutions

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 102, Issue C9, 1997, Pages 21081-21100

  Mack, Andrew P ^a   Hebert, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EQUATORIAL DYNAMICS; INTERNAL WAVES; MOMENTUM BUDGET; VERTICAL DISPLACEMENT;

PACIFIC, (EQUATORIAL EAST);

EID: 0031414009     PISSN: 21699275     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97JC01506     Document Type: Article

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