The wavenumber-frequency spectrum of vortical and internal-wave shear in the western Arctic Ocean

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 277-290

  Pinkel, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOPPLER EFFECT; SHEAR WAVES; VORTICITY; WATER WAVES;

FREQUENCY SPECTRUM; OCEANIC SPECTRA; SHEAR SPECTRA; WAVE NUMBER; WAVE SHEAR;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

CORIOLIS FORCE; FREQUENCY DEPENDENCE; HEAT BUDGET; INTERNAL WAVE; SONAR; TIMESCALE; UPPER OCEAN; VORTICITY; WAVE SPECTRUM; WAVE VELOCITY;

ARCTIC OCEAN;

EID: 40949094048     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2006JPO3558.1     Document Type: Article

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