Tidal mixing events on the deep flanks of Kaena Ridge, Hawaii

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1202-1219

  Aucan, Jerome ^a   Merrifield, Mark A ^a   Luther, Douglas A ^a   Flament, Pierre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MOORING; OCEAN CURRENTS; STABILITY; TIDES;

INTERNAL TIDE; THORPE SCALE ANALYSIS; TIDAL MIXING; TIDAL STRATIFICATION; TIME-AVERAGED DISSIPATION;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

INTERNAL TIDE; MIXING; OVERTURN; SEMIDIURNAL TIDE; SUBMARINE RIDGE; TIDAL CURRENT;

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

EID: 33747056343     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JPO2888.1     Document Type: Article

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