On the dynamics of internal waves in a nonlinear, weakly nonhydrostatic three-layer ocean

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 106, Issue C11, 2001, Pages 26899-26915

  Rubino, Angelo ^a,d   Brandt, Peter ^b   Weigle, Rainer ^c  

^a CA' FOSCARI UNIVERSITY OF VENICE   (Italy)

^b GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

^c Deutsches Klimarechenzentrum   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERNAL WAVE; NUMERICAL MODEL; SOLITARY WAVE; THERMOCLINE;

EID: 0035207786     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001jc000958     Document Type: Article

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