Effects of western boundary current dynamics on the internal wave field of the Southeast Florida shelf

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 113, Issue 9, 2008, Pages

  Davis, Kristen A ^a   Leichter, James J ^b   Hench, James L ^a   Monismith, Stephen G ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; FLOW OF WATER; OCEAN CURRENTS; TIDES; WATER WAVES; WAVELET ANALYSIS; WIND;

INTERNAL WAVE; SHELF DYNAMICS; SHELF SEA; WAVE FIELD; WAVELET ANALYSIS; WESTERN BOUNDARY CURRENT;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; FLORIDA SHELF;

EID: 57049109912     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JC004699     Document Type: Article

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