Numerical Investigation of Nonlinear Internal Wave Generation and Breaking in Straits

Abstract

My long-term goals are to develop a physical understanding of the processes which lead to mixing in the ocean, with the aim of using this understanding to develop parameterizations of mixing suitable for global and regional models, and applying such models to societally relevant problems. A particular focus is the mixing induced by tidal flow over topography, and mixing induced by breaking nonlinear internal waves.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2009
Accession Number
ADA531848

Entities

People

  • Sonya Legg

Organizations

  • Princeton University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Demographic Cohorts
  • Earth Sciences
  • Electrical Solitons
  • Geostrophic Currents
  • Information Operations
  • Interdisciplinary Science
  • Internal Waves
  • Oceans
  • Physical Oceanography
  • Planetary Sciences
  • Seasonal Variations
  • Simulations
  • Stratification
  • Topography
  • Waves

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Coastal Oceanography