Moored and Towed Measurements of Lee Waves at West Mariana Ridge

Abstract

We are interested in the general problems of internal waves and ocean mixing. Breaking of internal waves is the main cause for ocean mixing away from surface forcing. Knowledge of processes that lead to generation and breaking of internal waves is important for advancing the performance of operational and climate models. A special type of internal waves are lee waves, generated as low frequency currents interact with the bottom topography. The research described here will advance the understanding of how internal lee waves are generated, their radiation and breaking and the associated turbulent mixing.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2015
Accession Number
AD1014358

Entities

People

  • Gunnar Voet
  • Jennifer MacKinnon
  • Matthew H. Alford

Organizations

  • Scripps Institution of Oceanography

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boundary Layer
  • Climate Change
  • Demographic Cohorts
  • Frequency
  • Internal Waves
  • Layers
  • Measurement
  • Mixing
  • Oceanography
  • Oceans
  • Topography
  • Turbulence
  • Turbulent Mixing
  • Waves

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Coastal Oceanography