Structure, propagation, and mixing of energetic baroclinic tides in Mamala Bay, Oahu, Hawaii

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 997-1018

  Alford, Matthew H ^a   Gregg, Michael C ^a   Merrifield, Mark A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEYS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OCEAN CURRENTS; TIDES; TIME VARYING SYSTEMS;

ASTRONOMICAL FORCING; ENERGETIC BAROCLINIC TIDES; PRINCETON OCEAN MODEL; TIME-VARYING INTERFERENCE PATTERN;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

ENERGY FLUX; INTERNAL TIDE; SEMIDIURNAL TIDE; TURBULENCE;

HAWAII [UNITED STATES]; HAWAIIAN ISLANDS; MAMALA BAY; NORTH AMERICA; OAHU; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; PEARL HARBOR; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33747057406     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JPO2877.1     Document Type: Article

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