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, 2010
Accession Number
ADA542790

Entities

People

  • Sonya Legg

Organizations

  • Princeton University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

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

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Coastal Oceanography