Adiabatic behavior of strongly nonlinear internal solitary waves in slope-shelf areas

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 110, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1-14

  Vlasenko, V ^a   Ostrovsky, Lev ^b   Hutter, K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADIABATIC PROCESS; CONTINENTAL SHELF; CONTINENTAL SLOPE; SOLITARY WAVE; WAVE GENERATION;

EID: 21244434728     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JC002705     Document Type: Article

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