A laboratory study of low-mode internal tide scattering by finite-amplitude topography

Physics of Fluids

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1-4

  Peacock, Thomas ^a   Mercier, Matthieu J ^b   Didelle, Henri ^c   Viboud, Samuel ^c   Dauxois, Thierry ^b  

^a Massachusetts Institute of Technology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^c LEGI   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY TRANSFER; TIDES; TURBULENT FLOW; VELOCITY; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

FINITE AMPLITUDE; HIGH QUALITY; INTERNAL TIDES; INTERNAL WAVES; LABORATORY STUDIES; MODAL DECOMPOSITION; PARTICLE IMAGE VELOCIMETRIES; VELOCITY FIELD DATA;

TOPOGRAPHY;

EID: 76249107473     PISSN: 10706631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3267096     Document Type: Letter

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