Trapped diurnal internal tides, propagating semidiurnal internal tides, and mixing estimates in the California Current System from sustained glider observations, 2006-2012

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 112, Issue , 2015, Pages 61-78

  Johnston, T M Shaun ^a   Rudnick, Daniel L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cross shore decay; Internal tides; Mixing parameterizations; Seasonal cycle

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION; MIXING; OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION; SHEAR FLOW; TOPOGRAPHY;

CALIFORNIA COOPERATIVE OCEANIC FISHERIES INVESTIGATIONS; CALIFORNIA CURRENT SYSTEMS; CROSS-SHORE DECAY; CROSS-SHORE TRANSECTS; INTERNAL TIDES; MIXING PARAMETERIZATIONS; SEASONAL CYCLE; SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BIGHT;

TIDES;

EID: 84921614354     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2014.03.009     Document Type: Article

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