Vertical structure of Kelvin waves in the Indonesian throughflow exit passages

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 40, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1965-1987

  Drushka, Kyla ^a   Sprintall, Janet ^a   Gille, Sarah T ^a   Brodjonegoro, Irsan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b BANDUNG INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

Indian Ocean; Kelvin waves; Topograqphic effects; Transport; Wind effects

Indexed keywords

BAROCLINIC MODE; DOWN-WELLING; EASTERN EQUATORIAL INDIAN OCEAN; EQUAL ENERGY; EQUATORIAL INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN; INDONESIAN THROUGHFLOW; KELVIN WAVES; LOMBOK STRAIT; SCATTEROMETERS; SEA LEVEL ANOMALY; SUBSURFACE STRUCTURES; SUMATRA; TEMPERATURE ANOMALY; TEMPERATURE DATA; TOPOGRAQPHIC EFFECTS; TRANSPORT; VERTICAL STRUCTURES; WARM TEMPERATURES; WIND EVENTS;

GRAVITY WAVES; METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS; SEA LEVEL; STREAM FLOW; WAVE ENERGY CONVERSION; WIND EFFECTS; WIND POWER;

COASTAL ZONES;

BAROCLINIC MODE; DOWNWELLING; KELVIN WAVE; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SEASONAL VARIATION; TEMPERATURE ANOMALY; THERMOCLINE; THROUGHFLOW; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECT; WAVE GENERATION; WIND FORCING;

GREATER SUNDA ISLANDS; INDIAN OCEAN; INDONESIAN SEAS; LESSER SUNDA ISLANDS; LOMBOK STRAIT; PACIFIC OCEAN; SAVU SEA; SUMATRA; SUMBA; SUNDA ISLES;

EID: 78049275406     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2010JPO4380.1     Document Type: Article

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