Internal Tides and Solitary Waves in the Northern South China Sea: A Nonhydrostatic Numerical Investigation

Abstract

The goal of this project is to understand processes relevant to the generation, propagation and dissipation of finite-amplitude internal solitary waves observed in the region from the Luzon Strait to the Chinese continental shelf.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2008
Accession Number
ADA534066

Entities

People

  • Ping-tung Shaw
  • Shenn-yu Chao

Organizations

  • North Carolina State University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amplitude
  • Buoyancy
  • Continental Shelves
  • Demographic Cohorts
  • Dissipation
  • Energy
  • Frequency
  • Internal Waves
  • Layers
  • Oceans
  • Ridges
  • Solitons
  • South China Sea
  • Tidal Currents
  • Wave Power
  • Wave Propagation
  • Waves

Readers

  • Asian Economic Studies
  • Atmospheric Science / Meteorology, specifically Wind Wave Turbulence.
  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology