Computation and approximation of the length scales of harmonic modes with application to the mapping of surface currents in the Gulf of Eilat

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 114, Issue 6, 2009, Pages

  Lekien, F ^b   Gildor, H ^a  

^a WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONES; ELECTRIC CURRENT MEASUREMENT; MODAL ANALYSIS;

COASTAL AREA; CURRENT MEASUREMENTS; GENERALIZED FOURIER TRANSFORM; HARMONIC MODES; HIGH-FREQUENCY RADAR; LENGTH SCALE; OPERATIONAL USE; SURFACE CURRENT;

BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW;

BOUNDARY CONDITION; COASTAL CURRENT; COASTAL ZONE; FOURIER TRANSFORM; RADAR IMAGERY;

GULF OF AQABA; INDIAN OCEAN; RED SEA [INDIAN OCEAN];

EID: 69549126586     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JC004742     Document Type: Article

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