An Integrated Approach to Large Amplitude Internal Wave Dynamics and Their Surface Signatures

Abstract

LONG-TERM GOALS: The long-term goal of this research is to develop an integrated model to describe the generation, propagation, and transformation of large amplitude internal solitary waves through interaction with bottom topography and to investigate sea surface roughness associated with the internal wave motions. OBJECTIVES: The objective of this project is to investigate large amplitude internal wave dynamics and the associated surface roughness changes with developing an integrated internal wave prediction/remote sensing model based on (1) the strongly nonlinear internal wave model initialized with in-situ data and (2) the fully nonlinear surface wave model coupled with the surface current predictions of the internal wave model.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2009
Accession Number
ADA526916

Entities

People

  • Wooyoung Choi

Organizations

  • New Jersey Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amplitude
  • Applied Mathematics
  • Asymptotic Series
  • Boundaries
  • Dynamics
  • Electrical Solitons
  • Energy Transfer
  • Fourier Analysis
  • Internal Waves
  • Linear Systems
  • Nonlinear Dynamics
  • Remote Sensing
  • Solitons
  • Surface Roughness
  • Surface Waves
  • Topography
  • Waves

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Coastal Oceanography