On the influence of a surface coastal front on near-inertial wind-induced internal wave generation

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 109, Issue 1, 2004, Pages

  Xing, Jiuxing ^a   Davies, Alan M ^a  

^a Centre for Coastal and Marine Sciences   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fronts; Inertial waves; Internal waves

Indexed keywords

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; COASTAL WATER; INTERNAL WAVE; NUMERICAL MODEL; WAVE PROPAGATION; WIND FORCING;

EID: 2342603889     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003jc001794     Document Type: Article

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