scholarly journals Normal‐Mode Treatment of Low‐Frequency Acoustic Propagation in the Deep Ocean

1962 ◽  
Vol 34 (12) ◽  
pp. 1985-1986
Author(s):  
A. H. Carter ◽  
A. O. Williams
Keyword(s):  
Normal Mode ◽  
Low Frequency ◽  
Deep Ocean ◽  
Acoustic Propagation

scholarly journals Climate Process Team on Internal Wave–Driven Ocean Mixing

2017 ◽  
Vol 98 (11) ◽  
pp. 2429-2454 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer A. MacKinnon ◽  
Zhongxiang Zhao ◽  
Caitlin B. Whalen ◽  
Amy F. Waterhouse ◽  
David S. Trossman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Internal Wave ◽  
Turbulent Mixing ◽  
Low Frequency ◽  
Internal Tide ◽  
Deep Ocean ◽  
Global Ocean ◽  
Primary Role ◽  
Inverse Models ◽  
Lee Waves ◽  
Mixing Rates

Abstract Diapycnal mixing plays a primary role in the thermodynamic balance of the ocean and, consequently, in oceanic heat and carbon uptake and storage. Though observed mixing rates are on average consistent with values required by inverse models, recent attention has focused on the dramatic spatial variability, spanning several orders of magnitude, of mixing rates in both the upper and deep ocean. Away from ocean boundaries, the spatiotemporal patterns of mixing are largely driven by the geography of generation, propagation, and dissipation of internal waves, which supply much of the power for turbulent mixing. Over the last 5 years and under the auspices of U.S. Climate Variability and Predictability Program (CLIVAR), a National Science Foundation (NSF)- and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)-supported Climate Process Team has been engaged in developing, implementing, and testing dynamics-based parameterizations for internal wave–driven turbulent mixing in global ocean models. The work has primarily focused on turbulence 1) near sites of internal tide generation, 2) in the upper ocean related to wind-generated near inertial motions, 3) due to internal lee waves generated by low-frequency mesoscale flows over topography, and 4) at ocean margins. Here, we review recent progress, describe the tools developed, and discuss future directions.

Propagation of Low‐Frequency CW Sound Signals in the Deep Ocean

1965 ◽  
Vol 38 (6) ◽  
pp. 1060-1061 ◽  
Author(s):  
Albert N. Guthrie ◽  
John D. Shaffer
Keyword(s):  
Low Frequency ◽  
Deep Ocean
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