A dissipation function for the internal wave radiative balance equation

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 22, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1782-1796

  Natarov, Andrei ^a   Müller, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; INTEGRATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OCEAN CURRENTS; WATER WAVES;

DISSIPATION FUNCTION; INTERNAL WAVE RADIATIVE BALANCE EQUATION; RICHARDSON NUMBER;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; ENERGY DISSIPATION; INTERNAL WAVE; RADIATION BALANCE; WAVE BREAKING;

EID: 30344449750     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JTECH1788.1     Document Type: Article

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