The breaking and scattering of the internal tide on a continental slope

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 926-945

  Klymak, Jody M ^a   Alford, Matthew H ^b   Pinkel, Robert ^c   Lien, Ren Chieh ^b   Yang, Yung Jang ^d   Tang, Tswen Yung ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d Naval Academy   (Taiwan)

^e NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Continental shelf slope; Ocean dynamics; Tides

Indexed keywords

BACK REFLECTION; CONTINENTAL SHELVES; CONTINENTAL SLOPE; DIURNAL TIDES; ENERGY FLUXES; IN-PHASE; INCIDENT ENERGY; INCOMING ENERGY; INTERNAL TIDES; LARGE REGIONS; LINEAR MODEL; OCEAN DYNAMICS; OUT OF PHASE; SCATTERING MODEL; SHELF BREAK; SOUTH CHINA SEA; STANDING WAVE; SUPER-CRITICAL; TIDAL ENERGY; TURBULENCE DISSIPATION; UPPER BOUND;

MOORING; SUPERALLOYS; TIDES;

TIDAL POWER;

CONTINENTAL SHELF; DISSIPATION; OCEAN TIDE; TURBULENCE; WAVE BREAKING; WAVE GENERATION; WAVE SCATTERING;

LUZON STRAIT; PACIFIC OCEAN; SOUTH CHINA SEA;

EID: 79251527317     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2010JPO4500.1     Document Type: Article

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