Damping mechanisms of internal waves in continuously stratified rotating basins

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 637, Issue , 2009, Pages 137-172

  Shimizu, K ^a   Imberger, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYERS;

CIRCULAR BASINS; CONTINUOUSLY STRATIFIED; DAMPING MECHANISMS; EKMAN TRANSPORT; INTERNAL WAVES; MODAL STRUCTURES; OSCILLATORY BOUNDARY LAYERS; SUPER-INERTIAL;

DAMPING;

DAMPING; EKMAN TRANSPORT; INTERNAL WAVE; KELVIN WAVE; OSCILLATING FLOW; ROTATING FLOW; STRATIFIED FLOW; WATER COLUMN;

EID: 76349097349     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112009008039     Document Type: Article

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