Observations of the suppression of tide-generated nonlinear internal wave packets in the Strait of Gibraltar

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 20, Issue 1-4, 1999, Pages 113-128

  Pistek, Pavel ^a   La Violette, Paul E ^b  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Heron Laboratories   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmospheric pressure; Internal wave; Tide; Water flow; Wind

Indexed keywords

ALBORAN SEA;

TIDE; WAVE GENERATION;

STRAIT OF GIBRALTAR;

EID: 0032922437     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-7963(98)00073-6     Document Type: Article

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