Observation of internal tidal currents in the Kaoping Canyon off southwestern Taiwan

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 153-160

  Wang, Y H ^a   Lee, I H ^b   Liu, J T ^a  

^a NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL MUSEUM OF MARINE BIOLOGY AND AQUARIUM   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

internal tides; isotherm displacement; Kaoping Canyon; phase velocity

Indexed keywords

EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; FLOOD; ISOTHERM; MIGRATION; PHASE VELOCITY; SUBMARINE CANYON; TIDAL CURRENT; WATER MASS;

KAOPING SUBMARINE CANYON; PACIFIC OCEAN; SOUTH CHINA SEA;

DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA);

EID: 52149110567     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2008.07.016     Document Type: Article

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