Internal solitary waves of elevation advancing on a shoaling shelf
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Internal solitary waves of elevation advancing on a shoaling shelf
[1] A sequence of three internal solitary waves of elevation were observed propagating shoreward along a near-bottom density interface over Oregon’s continental shelf. These waves are highly turbulent and coincide with enhanced optical backscatter, consistent with increased suspended sediments in the bottom boundary layer. Nonlinear solitary wave solutions are employed to estimate wave speeds a...
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عنوان ژورنال: Geophysical Research Letters
سال: 2003
ISSN: 0094-8276,1944-8007
DOI: 10.1029/2003gl017706