Frontal Dynamics in the South China Sea: High-Resolution Hydrographic Surveys at the Shelfbreak (ASIAEX)

Abstract

The long-term goal is to understand thermohaline and velocity structure near a low-latitude shelfbreak, and their effect on sound propagation between the continental shelf and slope.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2001
Accession Number
ADA624727

Entities

People

  • David C. Chapman
  • Glen G. Gawarkiewicz
  • Kenneth H. Brink
  • Robert Beardsley

Organizations

  • Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Continental Shelves
  • Data Sets
  • Dynamics
  • Flow
  • Flow Fields
  • Frequency
  • Grids
  • High Resolution
  • Internal Waves
  • Latitude
  • Oceanography
  • Physical Oceanography
  • Shallow Water
  • Solitons
  • South China Sea
  • Topography
  • Underwater Acoustics

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Coastal Oceanography