Observations of second baroclinic mode internal solitary waves on the continental slope of the northern South China Sea

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 114, Issue 10, 2009, Pages

  Yang, Yiing Jang ^e   Fang, Ying Chih ^b   Chang, Ming Huei ^a   Ramp, Steven R ^d   Kao, Chih Chung ^c   Tang, Tswen Yung ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN OCEAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c FORTUNE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^d MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e Naval Academy   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ISOTHERMS; STREAM FLOW; TEMPERATURE CONTROL; WAVES;

BAROCLINIC MODE; CHARACTERISTIC TIME; CONTINENTAL SLOPE; CURRENT VELOCITY; DIURNAL TIDES; GENERATING MECHANISM; INTERNAL SOLITARY WAVES; NORTHERN SOUTH CHINA SEA; PROPAGATING MODE; SEASONAL CHANGES; SEASONAL VARIATION; THREE-LAYER; TIME-SCALES; VERTICAL TEMPERATURE PROFILE; WATER COLUMNS;

TIME MEASUREMENT;

BAROCLINIC MODE; CONTINENTAL SLOPE; INTERNAL WAVE; ISOTHERM; MOORING SYSTEM; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOLITARY WAVE; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; THERMOCLINE; WATER COLUMN; WAVE MODELING; WAVE PROPAGATION;

PACIFIC OCEAN; SOUTH CHINA SEA;

EID: 76349113552     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JC005318     Document Type: Article

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