Parametric subharmonic instability of the internal tide at 29°N

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 17-28

  Mackinnon, J A ^a   Alford, M H ^b   Sun, Oliver ^c   Pinkel, Rob ^a   Zhao, Zhongxiang ^b   Klymak, Jody ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LOCKS (FASTENERS); TIDES;

ENERGY; HIGHER MODE; INERTIAL MOTIONS; INSTABILITY THEORY; INTERNAL TIDES; NEAR-INERTIAL WAVES; PACIFIC OCEAN; PHASE-LOCKING; SMALL SCALE; SUBHARMONIC INSTABILITY;

ENERGY TRANSFER;

DISSIPATION; INTERNAL TIDE; SEAMOUNT; WAVE GENERATION; WAVE PROPAGATION;

HAWAII [UNITED STATES]; PACIFIC OCEAN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84874989705     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: 15200485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/jpo-d-11-0108.1     Document Type: Article

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