Internal Waves and Mixing in the Aegean Sea
Abstract
This project was designed to understand how the very rugged and irregular bathymetry in the Aegean Sea modifies the internal wave field and the mixing it produces. Because tides are weak throughout the Mediterranean, mixing produced by internal waves should stand out, unlike the situation on the U.S. coasts, where tidal currents generate a significant fraction of the mixing. Going to a place where one of the two major processes is weak should allow us to understand better the role of internal waves, e.g., how much of the mixing observed close to sloping bottoms results from scattering of internal waves?
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 30, 2007
- Accession Number
- ADA573257
Entities
People
- Jack B. Miller
- Matthew H. Alford
- Michael C. Gregg
Organizations
- University of Washington