Numerical Investigation of Nonlinear Internal Wave Generation and Breaking in Straits.

摘要

Our long-term goals are to develop a physical understanding of the processes which lead to mixing in the ocean, with the aim of using this understanding to develop parameterizations of mixing suitable for global and regional models, and applying such models to societally relevant problems. A particular focus is the mixing induced by tidal flow over topography, and mixing induced by breaking nonlinear internal waves.