Observations of parametric subharmonic instability of the diurnal internal tide in the South China Sea

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 35, Issue 15, 2008, Pages

  Alford, M H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERNAL TIDES; SOUTH CHINA SEA; SUBHARMONIC INSTABILITY;

TIDES;

DIURNAL VARIATION; INTERNAL TIDE; ISOPYCNAL LAYER; SCATTEROMETER; WIND VELOCITY;

PACIFIC OCEAN; SOUTH CHINA SEA;

EID: 53749101664     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008GL034720     Document Type: Article

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