Interaction of Non-Saturated Surface Gravity Waves with Internal Waves

Abstract

The interaction of surface gravity waves with non-dispersive internal waves is studied by solving the equations of motion in a coordinate system moving with the time independent surface current system induced by the internal wave. A range of surface wavelengths is found which is reflected by the current system (as seen in this coordinate system). In the ocean-fixed frame these waves are identified as waves which interact strongly with the internal waves and exchange energy with it. The effect on the surface wave pattern and the relation to surface slicks are discussed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1972
Accession Number
AD0754281

Entities

People

  • Bruce J. West
  • J. Alex Thomson

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • C4I
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Born Approximations
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Differential Equations
  • Dispersion Relations
  • Doppler Effect
  • Equations
  • Gravity Waves
  • Group Velocity
  • Internal Waves
  • Mechanical Waves
  • Ocean Currents
  • Ocean Waves
  • Phase Velocity
  • Scattering
  • Spectra
  • Standing Waves
  • Surface Waves

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
  • Molecular Photonics/Laser Physics
  • Seismology