Climate of long internal waves and resuspension on the coastal shelf

• Autorzy: Bogucki D.J. , Redekopp L.G.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Observations of the shelf environment rarely associate internal solitary waves (ISWs) with the impact of their passage. An experiment observed during the Coastal Mixing and Optics 1996( CMO ’96), a sequence of long internal waves on a coastal shelf is reported, including both mode-1 and mode-2 waves, together with evidence related to the interaction of propagating ISWs and the benthic boundary layer. The observed ISW dynamics is shown to present a repetitive pattern or ‘climate cycle’. The ISW-associated benthic signature described here occurs frequently (at least once a day) in the CMO ’96coastal area and suggests that ISWs under calm, summer-like conditions may have a decisive influence on the fate of near-bottom pollutants or biological processes in shelf regions.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

boundary layer; internal wave; turbulence; resuspension; long internal wave; internal solitary wave; coastal shelf; instability; climate; coastal area

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Oceanologia
• Rocznik: 2008
• Tom: 50
• Numer: 1
• Opis fizyczny: p.5-21,fig.,ref.

Twórcy

autor

Bogucki D.J.

• University of Miami, 4600 Rickenbacker Causeway, FL-33149-1098 Miami, USA

autor

Redekopp L.G.