Observation of the Near-seabed Velocity and Particles Resuspension During Nonlinear Internal Solitary Wave Events near the Dongsha Plateau at the Northern South China Sea

Abstract

Nonlinear internal solitary waves (ISWs) are thought to be one of the causes of the formation of some of the largest sediment waves over the northern South China Sea and onset of the sediment resuspension events. The long-term scientific goals are to understand the energy dissipation of large amplitude ISWs at the last stage of the trans-basin propagation and the relationship between the energy dissipation of ISWs and particle resuspension.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2015
Accession Number
AD1014397

Entities

People

  • B. Barry

Organizations

  • University of Washington

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Continental Slopes
  • Deep Water
  • Dynamic Pressure
  • Measurement
  • Observation
  • Particles
  • Physical Properties
  • Physics Laboratories
  • Seabed
  • Sediments
  • Shipboard
  • Solitons
  • South China Sea
  • Thickness
  • Underwater Acoustics
  • Waves

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science / Meteorology, specifically Wind Wave Turbulence.
  • Coastal Oceanography