Structure of the circulation induced by a shoaling topographic wave

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1793-1810

  Mizuta, Genta ^a   Hogg, Nelson G ^b  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

REYNOLDS STRESS; TOPOGRAPHIC WAVES; VORTICITY FLUX; WAVE MOTION;

DEFORMATION; FRICTION; HEAT FLUX; STRESS ANALYSIS; THERMAL STRATIFICATION; WAVE EFFECTS;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

OCEANIC CIRCULATION; POTENTIAL VORTICITY; SHOALING WAVE; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECT;

EID: 4444373260     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(2004)034<1793:SOTCIB>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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