Diagnosing a partly standing internal wave in Mamala Bay, Oahu

Details Diagnosing a partly standing internal wave in Mamala Bay, Oahu Diagnosing a partly standing internal wave in Mamala Bay, Oahu

Sep 2007

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2007georl..3417604m&link_type=abstract

Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 34, Issue 17, CiteID L17604

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Oceanography: Physical: Internal And Inertial Waves, Oceanography: Physical: Surface Waves And Tides (1222), Oceanography: Physical: Instruments And Techniques

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An internal partly standing wave in Mamala Bay, Hawaii is studied using new observations and the Princeton Ocean Model (POM). Previous work suggested a convergence in the bay of east- and westbound waves emanating from Kaena Ridge and Makapuu Point, respectively. New energy flux measurements with shipboard ADCP/CTD confirm that Makapuu Point is the eastern source. After validating the POM results against observations, the model output is modally decomposed and compared with the expected theoretical patterns of kinetic and available potential energy, energy flux, and group velocity for a partly standing wave. Agreement is seen for the first baroclinic mode, which also contains most of the energy. The results confirm previous suggestions of standing wave dynamics in Mamala Bay.

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