High-frequency internal waves on the Oregon continental shelf

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1956-1967

  D'Asaro, Eric A ^a   Lien, Ren Chieh ^a   Henyey, Frank ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b Applied Physics Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EQUATIONS OF MOTION; GRAVITY WAVES; KINETIC ENERGY; TIDES; VELOCITY; WATER WAVES;

HIGH-FREQUENCY WAVES; INTERNAL-WAVE ENERGY; TIDAL ENERGY;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

CONTINENTAL SHELF; GRAVITY WAVE; INTERNAL TIDE; INTERNAL WAVE; KINETIC ENERGY; SEAMOUNT; SHELF BREAK; SOLITARY WAVE;

NORTH AMERICA; OREGON; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34548051596     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JPO3096.1     Document Type: Article

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