Moored Observations to Define the Structure and Energetics of Non-Linear Internal Wave Generation over the New Jersey Shelf

Abstract

Non-Linear Internal Wave (NLIW) packets are ubiquitous features of the coastal ocean, producing significant changes to its acoustics, optics and biogeochemistry, and influencing its dynamics. While they arrive like clockwork in some regions like the South China Sea, they occur with a high degree of variability on most continental shelves like the New Jersey shelf site of the SW06 experiment. And even in regions where they form at regular intervals, their amplitudes can vary dramatically from packet to packet, and there are strong seasonal changes.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2007
Accession Number
ADA572689

Entities

People

  • Jonathan D. Nash

Organizations

  • Oregon State University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustic Propagation
  • Acoustic Properties
  • Acoustics
  • Amplitude
  • Continental Shelves
  • Continental Slopes
  • Demographic Cohorts
  • Energy
  • Energy Levels
  • Internal Waves
  • Measurement
  • New Jersey
  • Pressure Measurement
  • Reflection
  • South China Sea
  • Turbulent Mixing
  • Wave Power

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Coastal Oceanography