Generation of internal waves by a supercritical stratified plume

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 114, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Stashchuk, Nataliya ^a   Vlasenko, Vasiliy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRAVITATIONAL EFFECTS; GRAVITY WAVES; SEAWATER;

BOTTOM TOPOGRAPHIES; BUOYANCY FREQUENCIES; COLUMBIA RIVERS; FAST SEPARATIONS; FAVORABLE CONDITIONS; FLUID STRATIFICATIONS; GRAVITY CURRENTS; INTERNAL WAVES; JET STREAMS; NUMERICAL MODELS; PHASE SPEED; RIVER DISCHARGES; RIVER PLUMES; RIVER WATERS; SHELF WATERS; SOLITARY INTERNAL WAVES; SUPER-CRITICAL; SUPERCRITICAL CONDITIONS; WAVE GENERATIONS;

RIVERS;

BOTTOM TOPOGRAPHY; GRAVITY FIELD; INTERNAL WAVE; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; JET STREAM; NUMERICAL MODEL; RIVER DISCHARGE; RIVER PLUME; RIVER WATER; SOLITARY WAVE; STRATIFICATION; SUPERCRITICAL FLOW; WAVE GENERATION; WAVE PROPAGATION; WAVE VELOCITY;

COLUMBIA RIVER; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 63349108658     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JC004851     Document Type: Article

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