An experimental study of stratified mixing caused by internal solitary waves in a two-layered fluid system over variable seabed topography

Ocean Engineering

Volumn 34, Issue 14-15, 2007, Pages 1995-2008

  Chen, Chen Yuan ^a  

^a YUNG TA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND COMMERCE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Depression type; Elevation type; Internal waves; Stratified mixing; Submarine ridge; Wave obstacle interaction

Indexed keywords

EDDY DIFFUSION; INTERNAL SOLITARY WAVE; SEABED; STRATIFIED MIXING; SUBMARINE RIDGE;

FLUID STRUCTURE INTERACTION; HYDRAULIC JUMP; SUBMARINE GEOLOGY; TOPOGRAPHY; VORTEX FLOW; WATER WAVES;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

FLUID STRUCTURE INTERACTION; HYDRAULIC JUMP; OCEANOGRAPHY; SUBMARINE GEOLOGY; TOPOGRAPHY; VORTEX FLOW; WATER WAVES;

EDDY; INTERNAL WAVE; SEAFLOOR; SOLITARY WAVE; STRATIFIED FLUID; SUBMARINE RIDGE; WAVE-SEAFLOOR INTERACTION;

EID: 34447515767     PISSN: 00298018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.oceaneng.2007.02.014     Document Type: Article

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