Significant dissipation of tidal energy in the deep ocean inferred from satellite altimeter data

Nature

Volumn 405, Issue 6788, 2000, Pages 775-778

  Egbert, G D ^a   Ray, R D ^b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEEP WATER; ENERGY DISSIPATION; OCEAN TIDE; SATELLITE ALTIMETRY; TIDAL CURRENT;

ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; ENERGY; GEOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEA; TELECOMMUNICATION; TOPOGRAPHY;

EID: 0034660352     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/35015531     Document Type: Article

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