A composite view of surface signatures and interior properties of nonlinear internal waves: Observations and applications

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1218-1227

  Chang, Ming Huei ^a   Lien, Ren Chieh ^b   Yang, Yiing Jang ^c   Tang, Tswen Yung ^a   Wang, Joe ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c Naval Academy   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NONLINEAR INTERNAL WAVES; SOUTH CHINA SEA;

ACOUSTIC DOPPLER CURRENT PROFILER; ECHO SOUNDER; INTERNAL WAVE; NONLINEAR WAVE; RADAR; SHIPBORNE MEASUREMENT; WIND VELOCITY;

PACIFIC OCEAN; SOUTH CHINA SEA;

EID: 51749117366     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2007JTECHO574.1     Document Type: Article

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