Flow and mixing in Ascension, a steep, narrow canyon

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 116, Issue 7, 2011, Pages

  Gregg, M C ^a   Hall, R A ^b   Carter, G S ^b   Alford, M H ^a   Lien, R C ^a   Winkel, D P ^a   Wain, D J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TIDES;

BAROCLINIC; BAROCLINIC FLOWS; BAROTROPIC; CONTINENTAL SLOPE; DIAPYCNAL DIFFUSIVITY; DISSIPATION RATES; ENERGY DENSITY; ENERGY FLUXES; FLUX DIVERGENCES; HYDROSTATIC MODEL; INTERNAL BORE; INTERNAL TIDES; LEE WAVES; MONTEREY BAY; SUPER-CRITICAL; TEMPORAL CHANGE; TURBULENT DISSIPATION RATES;

TIDAL POWER;

BAROCLINIC MOTION; BAROTROPIC MOTION; CONTINENTAL SLOPE; DIFFUSIVITY; ENERGY FLUX; HYDROSTATICS; INTERNAL TIDE; LEE WAVE; MIXING; STRATIFICATION; SUBMARINE CANYON; TIDAL CONSTITUENT; TURBULENCE;

ASCENSION CANYON; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 79960900842     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JC006610     Document Type: Article

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