Baroclinic effects and tides on the Cape Hatteras continental shelf

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 112, Issue 9, 2007, Pages

  Savidge, Dana K ^a   Edwards, Catherine R ^b   Santana, Mark ^c  

^a SKIDAWAY INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OCEAN CURRENTS; OCEANOGRAPHY; THERMAL STRATIFICATION; TIDES; WATER WAVES; WAVE PROPAGATION;

BAROCLINIC MOTION; CONTINENTAL SHELF; INTERNAL TIDE; SEASONAL VARIATION; STRATIFICATION; TRAPPED WAVE;

CAPE HATTERAS; HATTERAS ISLAND; NORTH AMERICA; NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 36248998821     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JC003832     Document Type: Article

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