| Download | - View final version: An overview of internal waves in the ocean (PDF, 1.3 MiB)
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| DOI | Resolve DOI: https://doi.org/10.4224/21257780 |
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| Author | Search for: Zaman, Hasanat1; Search for: Millan, Jim1 |
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| Affiliation | - National Research Council of Canada. NRC Institute for Ocean Technology
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| Format | Text, Technical Report |
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| Physical description | 25 p. |
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| Subject | Internal waves for temperature and density variation; barotropic internal waves; loading of internal waves |
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| Abstract | An overview of the ocean internal waves is documented in this report. Internal waves of different wave heights from centimetres to hundreds of metres are found in the oceans. Similarly, wavelengths vary from centimetres to hundreds of meters to tens of kilometres and periods from seconds to several hours. The generation mechanisms of the internal waves are numerous, among them internal waves due to temperature or density or salinity variation along water depth is very common. Interaction between the barotropic tide and the bottom ridges or steep bottom slope or sills or bottom seated mountains can generate large amplitude internal waves. Internal waves can be generated due to the motion of surface or under water vehicles. |
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| Publication date | 2012-03-01 |
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| Publisher | National Research Council of Canada |
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| Language | English |
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| NPARC number | 21257780 |
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| Record identifier | a6d5f17e-d89c-4c00-aad3-516b13692cb7 |
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| Record created | 2013-02-28 |
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| Record modified | 2022-07-06 |
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