Observations and modeling of the internal tide in a submarine canyon
dc.contributor.advisor | Paduan, Jeffrey D. | |
dc.contributor.advisor | Rosenfeld, Leslie K. | |
dc.contributor.author | Petruncio, Emil T. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2012-08-09T19:22:40Z | |
dc.date.available | 2012-08-09T19:22:40Z | |
dc.date.issued | 1996-09 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10945/8759 | |
dc.description.abstract | Shipboard ADCP and CTD measurements were conducted in Monterey Submarine Canyon in April and October 1994 to determine the propagation characteristics and energy levels of the semidiurnal internal tide. The measurements reveal a bottom intensified internal tide propagating energy up canyon. The region of strongest motion is in a beam 150-200 m thick, centered approximately 150 m above the Canyon floor. Along canyon baroclinic M2 currents are typically 15-20 cm/s, an order of magnitude larger than the estimated barotropic tidal currents. In April 1994, the internal tidal beam is well described by a progressive wave, while in October 1994, the signal is standing along and perpendicular to the beam. The Princeton Ocean Model was used to study the generation and propagation of semidiurnal internal tides in submarine canyons and to investigate their sensitivity to canyon shape | en_US |
dc.description.uri | http://archive.org/details/observationsndmo109458759 | |
dc.format.extent | x, 181 p. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en_US | |
dc.publisher | Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School | en_US |
dc.title | Observations and modeling of the internal tide in a submarine canyon | en_US |
dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
dc.contributor.department | Physical Oceanography | |
dc.subject.author | internal waves | en_US |
dc.subject.author | tides | en_US |
dc.subject.author | internal tides | en_US |
dc.subject.author | Monterey Bay | en_US |
dc.subject.author | Monterey Submarine Canyon | en_US |
dc.subject.author | submarine canyons | en_US |
dc.subject.author | coastal ocean currents | en_US |
dc.subject.author | POM | en_US |
dc.subject.author | ocean modeling | en_US |
dc.description.service | Lieutenant Commander, United States Navy | en_US |
etd.thesisdegree.name | Ph.D. in Physical Oceanography | en_US |
etd.thesisdegree.level | Doctoral | en_US |
etd.thesisdegree.discipline | Physical Oceanography | en_US |
etd.thesisdegree.grantor | Naval Postgraduate School | en_US |
dc.description.distributionstatement | Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. |
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