Experimental and numerical analysis of solitary waves generated by bed and boundary movements

2004 ◽  
Vol 46 (8) ◽  
pp. 793-813 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Cea ◽  
A. Ferreiro ◽  
M. E. Vázquez-Cendón ◽  
J. Puertas
2003 ◽  
Vol 10 (4/5) ◽  
pp. 397-405 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Gerkema

Abstract. A numerical analysis is made on the appearance of oceanic internal solitary waves in a multi-modal setting. This is done for observed profiles of stratification from the Sulu Sea and the Bay of Biscay, in which thermocline motion is dominated by the first and third mode, respectively. The results show that persistent solitary waves occur only in the former case, in accordance with the observations. In the Bay of Biscay much energy is transferred from the third mode to lower modes, implying that a uni-modal approach would not have been appropriate. To elaborate on these results in a systematic way, a simple model for the stratification is used; an interpretation is given in terms of regimes of thermocline strength.


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2019 ◽  
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Author(s):  
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Yanlin Shao ◽  
Finn-Christian W. Hanssen ◽  
Ye Li ◽  
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