Alongshore wind forcing of coastal sea level as a function of frequency

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 36, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 2173-2184

  Ryan, Holly F ^a   Noble, Marlene A ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONES; SEA LEVEL; WIND STRESS;

CLIMATIC PATTERNS; FREQUENCY RESPONSE FUNCTION; WIND FIELD; WIND FORCING;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; CONTINENTAL SHELF; SEA LEVEL; SHELF WAVE; WIND FIELD; WIND FORCING; WIND STRESS;

EID: 33845798017     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JPO2972.1     Document Type: Article

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