Global patterns of low-mode internal-wave propagation. Part II: Group velocity

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1849-1858

  Alford, Matthew H ^a   Zhao, Zhongxiang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MOORING; OCEAN CURRENTS; TIDES; TSUNAMIS; WATER WAVES;

INTERNAL-WAVE PROGATION; LINEAR WAVE THEORY;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

INTERNAL TIDE; STANDING WAVE; WAVE PROPAGATION; WAVE SCATTERING; WAVE VELOCITY;

EID: 34548051812     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JPO3086.1     Document Type: Article

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