Barotropic and Baroclinic M2 Tides in the Monterey Bay Region

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 40, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1766-1783

  Carter, G S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Baroclinic flows; Energy transport; Feedback; Sea level; Tides; Topographic effects

Indexed keywords

BAROCLINIC; BAROCLINIC FLOWS; BAROTROPIC; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; ENERGY FLUXES; ENERGY TRANSPORT; HIGH RESOLUTION; INTERNAL TIDES; MONTEREY BAY; MULTIPLE SOURCE; PRIMITIVE EQUATIONS; SPATIAL PATTERNS; SUBMARINE CANYON; SURFACE MOORING; TEMPORAL VARIABILITY; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECTS; UPPER OCEAN;

OCEAN HABITATS; SEA LEVEL;

TIDES;

BAROTROPIC TIDE; BAY; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; ENERGY FLUX; FEEDBACK MECHANISM; INTERNAL TIDE; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; PRESSURE GRADIENT; SEA LEVEL; SUBMARINE CANYON; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECT;

CALIFORNIA; MONTEREY BAY; UNITED STATES;

BRYOPHYTA;

EID: 78049281944     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2010JPO4274.1     Document Type: Article

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