Hydrokinetic Energy and Transient Accelerations of Marine Currents in Colombian Nearshore Waters

The transient acceleration of ocean currents, or internal waves, is hard to detect, because it does not have climate variability regular manifestation in the sea. This fluctuation affects only short-term oceanographic processes but also hydrokinetic generation power and structural health technologies. Identifying understanding mechanisms that generate waves require long-term data on kinetic viscous–turbulent parameters water column measured over long intervals. In this sense, study analyzed current profiles nearshore waters (8.9 m depths) six months Colombian Caribbean Sea found due propagating two three layers column. time series currents turbulent evidenced occurred during changes surface winds. applied methodology research allowed, for first area, detection accelerations (±0.25 m/s2) modified energy periods (6–24 h).