Along-slope bottom currents driven by dissipation of internal tides in the northeastern South China Sea
Recent mooring observations on the continental slope on the east side of the Dongsha Island in the northeastern South China Sea (SCS) showed that an along-slope bottom current can be generated when internal tides obliquely incident to the slope are dissipated near the seafloor. In this study, new mo...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2023-01-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Marine Science |
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Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2022.1065824/full |