International Workshop on the 2019 Internal Solitary Waves Experiment in the South China Sea (ISWE19)
Abstract
Internal solitary waves (ISWs) are ubiquitous in the northern South China Sea andtheir characteristics have yet to be fully understood. Particularly, turbulent mixingproduced by internal wave breaking plays a role in sustaining the global deep oceanoverturning circulation. Therefore, ISWs remain a common interest in nonlinearinternal wave related studies. To examine (1) the enhancement of turbulence aswestward propagating ISWs break over the shoaling topography east of Dongsha Atoll,(2) subsequent reflections and refractions of the ISWs, and (3) acoustical signalsgenerated by ISWs, joint field observations using multiple platforms have beenconducted around Dongsha and to the east of the Atoll from May to July 2019. Thework was jointly sponsored by the Office of Naval Research (USA) and the Ministryof Science and Technology (Taiwan). We are keen to use the workshop as anopportunity to share observational results from the unprecedented dataset collected byinternational research groups and initiate collaborative manuscripts betweenscientists/researchers for publication in high quality journals. The workshop is alsoaimed at promoting the next international experiment on, particularly, mapping thearrival time and location of the ISWs in order to improve the accuracy of associatednumerical model predictions. Sharing novel research findings of this international ISWexperiment would be beneficial to all stakeholders including the US and ROC (Taiwan)Navies, etc. Moreover, the scientists, researchers, postdoctoral researchers, and studentswho participated in this international joint field campaign will help to build a more solidmutual cooperation platform for the years to come. This financial support from theONRG will be gratefully acknowledged in all forms of communications andpublications.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Sep 11, 2020
- Source ID
- N629092012072
Entities
People
- Yiing-Jang Yang
Organizations
- National Taiwan University
- Office of Naval Research
- United States Navy