Near-inertial waves on the New England shelf: The role of evolving stratification, turbulent dissipation, and bottom drag

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 35, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 2408-2424

  MacKinnon, Jennifer A ^a   Gregg, M C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRAG; ENERGY DISSIPATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STORMS; THERMAL STRATIFICATION; TURBULENT FLOW; WIND STRESS;

BOTTOM DRAG; EVOLVING STRATIFICATION; INTERNAL WAVES; NEAR-INERTIAL WAVES; TURBULENT DISSIPATION;

WATER WAVES;

BOTTOM FRICTION; ENERGY DISSIPATION; STRATIFICATION; WATER WAVE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; NEW ENGLAND SHELF;

EID: 31944440940     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JPO2822.1     Document Type: Article

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