Internal tidal energy fluxes in the South China Sea from density and velocity measurements by gliders

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 118, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 3939-3949

  Johnston, T M Shaun ^a   Rudnick, Daniel L ^a   Alford, Matthew H ^b   Pickering, Andy ^b   Simmons, Harper L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

energy flux; internal tide; tidal phase

Indexed keywords

GLIDERS; TIDES;

ENERGY FLUXES; FLUX OBSERVATION; INTERNAL TIDES; PHASE PROPAGATION; REGIONAL MODEL; SOUTH CHINA SEA; TIDAL PHASE; UNDERWATER GLIDERS;

TIDAL POWER;

ENERGY FLOW; ENERGY FLUX; MOORING SYSTEM; REGIONAL PATTERN; THERMOCLINE; TIDAL MODELING; ZONAL FLOW;

PACIFIC OCEAN; SOUTH CHINA SEA;

EID: 84885168114     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jgrc.20311     Document Type: Article

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