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The formation and fate of internal waves in the South China Sea

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  • Matthew H. Alford

    (Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego
    University of Washington)

  • Thomas Peacock

    (Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT))

  • Jennifer A. MacKinnon

    (Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego)

  • Jonathan D. Nash

    (Oregon State University)

  • Maarten C. Buijsman

    (University of Southern Mississippi, Stennis Space Center)

  • Luca R. Centurioni

    (Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego)

  • Shenn-Yu Chao

    (University of Maryland)

  • Ming-Huei Chang

    (Institute of Oceanography, National Taiwan University)

  • David M. Farmer

    (University of Rhode Island
    †Present address: School of Earth and Ocean Sciences, University of Victoria, British Columbia V8P 5C, Canada.)

  • Oliver B. Fringer

    (Stanford University)

  • Ke-Hsien Fu

    (National Sun-Yat Sen University)

  • Patrick C. Gallacher

    (Naval Research Laboratories (NRL), Stennis Space Center)

  • Hans C. Graber

    (University of Miami)

  • Karl R. Helfrich

    (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)

  • Steven M. Jachec

    (Florida Institute of Technology)

  • Christopher R. Jackson

    (Global Ocean Associates)

  • Jody M. Klymak

    (University of Victoria)

  • Dong S. Ko

    (Naval Research Laboratories (NRL), Stennis Space Center)

  • Sen Jan

    (Institute of Oceanography, National Taiwan University)

  • T. M. Shaun Johnston

    (Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego)

  • Sonya Legg

    (Princeton University)

  • I-Huan Lee

    (National Sun-Yat Sen University)

  • Ren-Chieh Lien

    (University of Washington)

  • Matthieu J. Mercier

    (Institut de Mécanique des Fluides de Toulouse)

  • James N. Moum

    (Oregon State University)

  • Ruth Musgrave

    (Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego)

  • Jae-Hun Park

    (Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology)

  • Andrew I. Pickering

    (University of Washington
    Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT))

  • Robert Pinkel

    (Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego)

  • Luc Rainville

    (University of Washington)

  • Steven R. Ramp

    (Soliton Ocean Services)

  • Daniel L. Rudnick

    (Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego)

  • Sutanu Sarkar

    (University of California San Diego)

  • Alberto Scotti

    (University of North Carolina)

  • Harper L. Simmons

    (University of Alaska at Fairbanks)

  • Louis C. St Laurent

    (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)

  • Subhas K. Venayagamoorthy

    (Colorado State University)

  • Yu-Huai Wang

    (National Sun-Yat Sen University)

  • Joe Wang

    (Institute of Oceanography, National Taiwan University)

  • Yiing J. Yang

    (Institute of Oceanography, National Taiwan University)

  • Theresa Paluszkiewicz

    (Office of Naval Research)

  • Tswen-Yung (David) Tang

    (Institute of Oceanography, National Taiwan University)

Abstract

Internal oceanic waves are subsurface gravity waves that can be enormous and travel thousands of kilometres before breaking but they are difficult to study; here observations of such waves in the South China Sea reveal their formation mechanism, extreme turbulence, relationship to the Kuroshio Current and energy budget.

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  • Matthew H. Alford & Thomas Peacock & Jennifer A. MacKinnon & Jonathan D. Nash & Maarten C. Buijsman & Luca R. Centurioni & Shenn-Yu Chao & Ming-Huei Chang & David M. Farmer & Oliver B. Fringer & Ke-Hs, 2015. "The formation and fate of internal waves in the South China Sea," Nature, Nature, vol. 521(7550), pages 65-69, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:521:y:2015:i:7550:d:10.1038_nature14399
    DOI: 10.1038/nature14399
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    1. Li, Liu-Qing & Gao, Yi-Tian & Yu, Xin & Ding, Cui-Cui & Wang, Dong, 2022. "Bilinear form and nonlinear waves of a (1+1)-dimensional generalized Boussinesq equation for the gravity waves over water surface," Mathematics and Computers in Simulation (MATCOM), Elsevier, vol. 198(C), pages 494-508.
    2. Shoude Guan & Fei-Fei Jin & Jiwei Tian & I-I Lin & Iam-Fei Pun & Wei Zhao & John Huthnance & Zhao Xu & Wenju Cai & Zhao Jing & Lei Zhou & Ping Liu & Yihan Zhang & Zhiwei Zhang & Chun Zhou & Qingxuan Y, 2024. "Ocean internal tides suppress tropical cyclones in the South China Sea," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 15(1), pages 1-12, December.

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