Observations of internal waves and associated mixing phenomena in the Portimao Canyon area

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 53, Issue 11-13, 2006, Pages 1219-1240

  Bruno, M ^a   Vazquez A ^a   Gomez Enri J ^a   Vargas, J M ^b   Garcia Lafuente J ^b   Ruiz Canavate A ^a   Mariscal, L ^a   Vidal, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÁDIZ   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Gulf of C diz; Internal tide; Portimao submarine canyon; Short period internal waves

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONES; OCEAN CURRENTS; OCEANOGRAPHY; SHORE PROTECTION; THERMISTORS; WATER;

CURRENT VELOCITIES; DYNAMICAL MODES DECOMPOSITION (DMD); EMPIRICAL ORTHOGONAL FUNCTION (EOF); SHELF WATERS;

WATER WAVES;

CURRENT VELOCITY; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; INTERNAL TIDE; INTERNAL WAVE; MIXING; WAVE ACTION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; EURASIA; EUROPE; GULF OF CADIZ; PORTIMAO CANYON; PORTUGAL; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 33748705418     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2006.04.015     Document Type: Article

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