Nonlinear disintegration of the internal tide

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 686-701

  Helfrich, Karl R ^a   Grimshaw, Roger H J ^b  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRAVITY WAVES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TIDES; WATER WAVES;

INERTIA-GRAVITY WAVE; INTERNAL TIDE; NONHYDROSTATIC TWO-LAYER THEORY; NONLINEAR DISINTEGRATION; NONLINEAR WAVES;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

GRAVITY WAVE; INTERNAL TIDE; NONLINEAR WAVE; NUMERICAL METHOD; SOLITARY WAVE; STRATIFICATION; TIDAL RANGE;

PACIFIC OCEAN; SOUTH CHINA SEA;

EID: 43149090325     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2007JPO3826.1     Document Type: Article

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