Nonlinear internal wave properties estimated with moored ADCP measurements

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 802-815

  Chang, Ming Huei ^a   Lien, Ren Chieh ^b   Yang, Yiing Jang ^c   Tang, Tswen Yung ^d  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN OCEAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c Naval Academy   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Acoustic measurements; Internal waves; Profilers

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC WAVE PROPAGATION; ACOUSTICS; DOPPLER EFFECT; ITERATIVE METHODS; MOORING; VELOCITY; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

ACOUSTIC DOPPLER CURRENT PROFILER; ACOUSTIC MEASUREMENTS; INTERNAL WAVES; NONLINEAR INTERNAL WAVE; PRINCIPAL DIRECTIONS; PROFILERS; PROPAGATION DIRECTION; VERTICAL DISPLACEMENTS;

SHEAR FLOW;

ACOUSTIC DOPPLER CURRENT PROFILER; ADVECTION; CONTINENTAL SLOPE; INTERNAL WAVE; MOORING SYSTEM; NONLINEAR WAVE; OCEANIC CURRENT; PROFILER; WAVE PROPAGATION; WAVE VELOCITY;

PACIFIC OCEAN; SOUTH CHINA SEA;

EID: 79959628401     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2010JTECHO814.1     Document Type: Article

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