Mapping Low-Mode Internal Tides from Multisatellite Altimetry

Low-mode internal tides propagate over thousands of kilometers from their generation sites, distributing tidal energy across the ocean basins. Though internal tides can have large vertical displacements (often tens of meters or more) in the ocean interior, they deflect the sea surface only by severa...

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Main Authors: Zhongxiang Zhao, Matthew H. Alford, James B. Girton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Oceanography Society 2012-06-01
Series:Oceanography
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Online Access:http://tos.org/oceanography/archive/25-2_zhao.pdf