Nonlinear Internal Tide Generation at the Luzon Strait: Integrating Laboratory Data with Numerics and Observation
Abstract
The long-term goal of this project is to develop a reliable predictive capability for the generation of nonlinear internal waves that originate at the Luzon Strait. This is to be achieved using a combination of laboratory experiments and theoretical analysis, and though the pursuit and development of interactions with numerical models and field data. The objective of the research is to gain fundamental insight into the internal tide generation processes that occur at the Luzon Strait. The outstanding issue is that both the topography and barotropic tides at this location are complex, and the origin of pertinent features such as the large-amplitude, westward-propagating solitary waves is therefore still undetermined.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 30, 2009
- Accession Number
- ADA531824
Entities
People
- Thomas Peacock
Organizations
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology