Internal Wave Climate: Shelf to Deep Ocean

Abstract

The long-range goal of this research is to understand the variation in the kinematics and dynamics of the internal wave field from the deep ocean to the continental slope and shelf. Specific objectives of this project include: formulating an improved statistical description of the internal wave field, and understanding the flux of energy into and through the littoral zone. Knowledge of the internal wave field is important to understand and model mixing and turbulent dissipation, and to predict fluctuations in acoustical propagation and optical properties.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 1998
Accession Number
ADA539710

Entities

People

  • Murray D. Levine
  • Timothy Boyd

Organizations

  • Oregon State University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustic Propagation
  • Atmospheric Sciences
  • Continental Shelves
  • Continental Slopes
  • Deep Oceans
  • Deep Water
  • Energy
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Fluids
  • Frequency
  • Internal Waves
  • Oceans
  • Solitons
  • Topography
  • Water
  • Wave Packets
  • Waves

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science
  • Physics

Readers

  • Coastal Oceanography