Generation of internal solitary waves in a pycnocline by an internal wave beam: a numerical study

DOI10.1017/jfm.2011.61zbMath1241.76101OpenAlexW2152497247MaRDI QIDQ2891629

Chantal Staquet, Nicolas Grisouard, Theo Gerkema

Publication date: 15 June 2012

Published in: Journal of Fluid Mechanics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/11/255211.pdf

zbMATH Keywords

solitary wavesinternal wavesocean processes

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Hydrology, hydrography, oceanography (86A05) Solitary waves for incompressible inviscid fluids (76B25) Internal waves for incompressible inviscid fluids (76B55)

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Cites Work

• Laboratory experiments on the generation of internal tidal beams over steep slopes
• Internal wave beam propagation in non-uniform stratifications
• On the reflection of a train of finite-amplitude internal waves from a uniform slope
• Experimental study of internal gravity waves generated by supercritical topography
• Reflecting tidal wave beams and local generation of solitary waves in the ocean thermocline
• LONG NONLINEAR INTERNAL WAVES
• A similarity solution for viscous internal waves

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