On the importance of weak steady shear in the refraction of short internal waves

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Sep 1999

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Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 26, Issue 18, p. 2877-2880

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Oceanography: Physical: Internal And Inertial Waves

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Ray theory is used to study the refraction of short oceanic internal waves by a spectrum of large amplitude inertia waves superimposed on a weakly sheared steady current. The results suggest that the steady current has a significant cumulative effect on short-wave propagation over the timescale of a few inertia periods. The strength of ray convergence is also computed, as this affects short-wave amplitudes. Typically we find weak ray convergence and much slower growth toward instability with increasing vertical wavenumber than in a steady-shear critical-layer model.

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