Application of wavelet trasnform in the study of coastal trapped waves off the west coast of South America

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 33, Issue 22, 2006, Pages

  Camayo, Rosio ^a   Campos, Edmo J D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PHASE VELOCITY; SEA LEVEL; WAVE PROPAGATION; WAVELET TRANSFORMS; WIND STRESS;

BAROTROPIC SHELF WAVES; COASTAL TRAPPED WAVES; CROSS WAVELET TRANSFORM; INTRASEASONAL VARIABILITY;

WATER WAVES;

COASTAL ZONE; EL NINO; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SHELF WAVE; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TRAPPED WAVE; WAVE VELOCITY; WAVELET ANALYSIS; WIND STRESS;

SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 34548568972     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006GL026395     Document Type: Article

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