Structure of the baroclinic tide generated at Kaena Ridge, Hawaii

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1123-1135

  Nash, Jonathan D ^a   Kunze, Eric ^b   Lee, Craig M ^c   Sanford, Thomas B ^c  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; KINETIC ENERGY; OCEAN CURRENTS; TIDES;

BAROCLINIC ENERGY FLUX; BAROCLINIC TIDE;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

ENERGY FLUX; INTERNAL TIDE; ISOPYCNAL LAYER; SEMIDIURNAL TIDE;

HAWAII [UNITED STATES]; HAWAIIAN ISLANDS; KAENA RIDGE; NORTH AMERICA; OAHU; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33747049798     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JPO2883.1     Document Type: Article

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