Source and propagation of internal solitary waves in the northeastern South China Sea

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 111, Issue 11, 2006, Pages

  Zhao, Zhongxiang ^a   Alford, Matthew H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BATHYMETRY; OCEAN CURRENTS; OCEANOGRAPHY; TIDES; TOPOGRAPHY; WATER WAVES;

ARRIVAL TIME; BAROTROPIC TIDE; BATHYMETRY; INTERNAL WAVE; LEE WAVE; SOLITARY WAVE; TIDAL CURRENT;

ASIA; EURASIA; LUZON STRAIT; PACIFIC OCEAN; SOUTH CHINA SEA;

CITRUS MAXIMA;

EID: 34548581067     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JC003644     Document Type: Article

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