Impact of channel geometry and rotation on the trapping of internal tides

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 37, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 2740-2763

  Drijfhout, Sybren ^a   Maas, Leo R M ^b  

^a ROYAL NETHERLANDS METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE KNMI   (Netherlands)

^b ROYAL NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SEA RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); PRESSURE GRADIENT; WAVE ENERGY CONVERSION;

INTERNAL TIDES; ISOPYCNIC THREE-DIMENSIONAL OCEAN MODEL;

TIDES;

BAROTROPIC TIDE; CONTINENTAL SLOPE; INTERNAL TIDE; MODELING; TIDAL CHANNEL; TRAPPED WAVE;

EID: 38549149778     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2007JPO3586.1     Document Type: Article

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