Internal Waves Over the New England Shelf

Abstract

This study focused on investigating several aspects of the internal wave field over the New England Shelf, considered to be representative of a general class of broad, gently-sloping shelves. Specifically, we worked to characterize the horizontal and vertical structure of the internal wave field over the shelf and to examine how coastal geometry, stratification and background flow act to modify the near-inertial response to impulsive wind forcing.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 08, 2002
Accession Number
ADA404854

Entities

People

  • Albert J. Plueddemann
  • Craig M. Lee

Organizations

  • Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amplitude
  • Boundaries
  • Boundary Layer
  • Continental Shelves
  • Delta Functions
  • Geometry
  • Internal Waves
  • Layers
  • Measurement
  • New England
  • Observation
  • Physics Laboratories
  • Trailing Edges
  • Two Dimensional
  • Underwater Acoustics
  • Waves
  • Weather Forecasting

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science / Meteorology, specifically Wind Wave Turbulence.
  • Oceanography.
  • Systems Analysis and Design