Inferring propagation direction of nonlinear internal waves in a vertically sheared background flow

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 615-625

  Mirshak, Ramzi ^a   Kelley, Daniel E ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURATE PREDICTIONS; ACOUSTIC BEAMS; ACOUSTIC DOPPLER CURRENT PROFILERS; BACKGROUND FLOWS; COASTAL WATERS; ECHO INTENSITIES; ENERGY FLUXES; FILTERED VELOCITIES; FILTERING METHODS; HIGH PASS; HIGH-TEMPORAL RESOLUTIONS; INTERNAL WAVES; MODAL METHODS; NONLINEAR INTERNAL WAVES; PROPAGATION ANGLES; PROPAGATION DIRECTIONS; SENSITIVITY TESTS; SYNTHETIC DATA SETS; VELOCITY FLUCTUATIONS; WAVE AMPLITUDES; WAVE DIRECTIONS; WAVE MODELS; WAVE PROPERTIES; WAVE SIGNALS; WAVE VELOCITIES;

ACOUSTIC WAVE VELOCITY; DOPPLER EFFECT; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

ACOUSTICS;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; COASTAL WATER; DATA SET; DOPPLER EFFECT; ENERGY FLUX; ESTIMATION METHOD; FLOW VELOCITY; INTERNAL WAVE; MEASUREMENT METHOD; NEARSHORE DYNAMICS; NUMERICAL MODEL; STRATIFICATION; WAVE PROPAGATION; WAVE VELOCITY;

EID: 65549143707     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2008JTECHO632.1     Document Type: Article

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