Resonant inertial oscillations in moored buoy ocean surface winds

Tellus, Series A: Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 536-547

  Stockwell, R G ^a   Large, W G ^b   Milliff, R F ^a  

^a Northwest Research Associates Inc ^*  (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA BUOY; DIURNAL VARIATION; HARMONIC ANALYSIS; RESONANCE; SURFACE WIND; TIDAL CYCLE;

EID: 8744310729     PISSN: 02806495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0870.2004.00086.x     Document Type: Article

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