Low-Mode Internal Tide Propagation in a Turbulent Eddy Field

• Published in: Journal of physical oceanography Vol. 47; no. 3; pp. 649 - 665
• Main Authors: Dunphy, Michael, Ponte, Aurélien L., Klein, Patrice, Le Gentil, Sylvie
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Boston American Meteorological Society 01.03.2017
• Subjects: Altimeters; Altimetry; Banks (topography); Circulation; Data interpretation; Decision analysis; Density stratification; Distortion; Dynamics; Eddies; Equations of motion; Evolution; Gravitational waves; Internal tides; Mathematical models; Meanders; Modes; Numerical experiments; Ocean circulation; Propagation; Propagation modes; Resolution; Satellites; Scaling; Sciences of the Universe; Sensitivity analysis; Slope; Spatial discrimination; Spatial resolution; Stratification; Surface water; Temporal resolution; Tidal dynamics; Tide prediction; Tides; Topography; Topography (geology); Turbulence; Vortices; Wave propagation

Understanding and predicting how internal tides distort and lose coherence as they propagate through the ocean has been identified as a key issue for interpreting data from the upcoming wide-swath altimeter mission Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT). This study addresses the issue through the...