A modeling study of coastal-trapped wave propagation in the Gulf of California. Part II: Response to idealized forcing

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1332-1349

  Martinez J A ^a   Allen, J S ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ENGINEERING; CORRELATION METHODS; FRICTION; OCEAN CURRENTS; SEA LEVEL; WATER WAVE EFFECTS; WAVE PROPAGATION;

COASTAL-TRAPPED WAVES (CTW); DOWN-GULF CURRENTS;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

NEARSHORE DYNAMICS; NUMERICAL MODEL; SEA SURFACE; TRAPPED WAVE; WAVE PROPAGATION;

GULF OF CALIFORNIA; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 3242741184     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(2004)034<1332:AMSOCW>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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