Transcritical Flow and Generation of Internal Solitary Waves off the Amazon River: Synthetic Aperture Radar Observations and Interpretation
A satellite synthetic aperture radar (SAR) data set facilitates investigation of the two-dimensional structure of internal solitary waves (ISWs) that propagate near the Amazon River mouth. Three distinct groups of waves are identified according to their propagation direction. While cross-shelf ISW p...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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The Oceanography Society
2016-12-01
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Series: | Oceanography |
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Online Access: | https://tos.org/oceanography/assets/docs/29-4_lentini.pdf |