Incoherent nature of M 2 internal tides at the Hawaiian Ridge

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 41, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 2021-2036

  Zilberman, N V ^a   Merrifield, M A ^b   Carter, G S ^b   Luther, D S ^b   Levine, M D ^c   Boyd, T J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^c OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d SCOTTISH MARINE INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Tides

Indexed keywords

BAROCLINIC TIDES; BAROTROPIC; CONDUCTIVITY MEASUREMENTS; CURRENT SPEED; ENERGY FLUXES; HAWAIIAN ISLANDS; INTERNAL TIDE GENERATION; INTERNAL TIDES; LOW-FREQUENCY CURRENTS; MESOSCALE EDDY; MODEL SIMULATION; PHASE VARIATION; TEMPORAL VARIABILITY;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENERGY CONVERSION; MOORING;

TIDES;

BAROTROPIC TIDE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENERGY FLUX; INTERNAL TIDE; MESOSCALE EDDY; MOORING SYSTEM; STRATIFICATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

HAWAIIAN RIDGE; KAENA RIDGE; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 79952746095     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JPO-D-10-05009.1     Document Type: Article

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