Mesoscale Eddy-Internal Wave Coupling. Part II: Energetics and Results from PolyMode

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 789-801

  Polzin, Kurt L ^a  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURRENT METERS; ENERGY BUDGETS; HORIZONTAL TRANSFER; INTERNAL WAVES; LOCAL DYNAMICS; MESOSCALE EDDY; MESOSCALE EDDY FIELDS; TRANSFER COEFFICIENT;

WAVE ENERGY CONVERSION;

COUPLING; DATA PROCESSING; ENERGY BUDGET; INTERNAL WAVE; MESOSCALE EDDY; WAVE ENERGY; WAVE FIELD;

EID: 77953284170     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2009JPO4039.1     Document Type: Article

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