Spatial decay of energy density of tidal internal waves

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 108, Issue 6, 2003, Pages

  Lozovatsky, Iossif D ^a,b   Morozov, Eugene G ^b   Fernando, H J S ^a  

^a Arizona State University   (United States)

^b SHIRSHOV INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Diffusivities; Internal tides; Mixing; Seamounts; Submarine ridges

Indexed keywords

INTERNAL TIDE; INTERNAL WAVE; SEAMOUNT; SPATIAL VARIATION; SUBMARINE RIDGE; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECT; WAVE ATTENUATION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN;

EID: 0141724775     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001jc001169     Document Type: Article

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