Spatial and temporal distribution of the wind-induced internal wave energy available for deep water mixing in the North Pacific

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 105, Issue C6, 2000, Pages 13933-13943

  Nagasawa, Maki ^a   Niwa, Yoshihiro ^a   Hibiya, Toshiyuki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEEP WATER; INTERNAL WAVE; WAVE ENERGY;

(NORTH); PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0033670773     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000jc900019     Document Type: Article

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