Transformation of internal solitary waves at the "deep" and "shallow" shelf: satellite observations and laboratory experiment

An interaction of internal solitary waves with the shelf edge in the time periods related to the presence of a pronounced seasonal pycnocline in the Red Sea and in the Alboran Sea is analysed via satellite photos and SAR images. Laboratory data on transformation of a solitary wave of depression whil...

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Main Authors: O. D. Shishkina, J. K. Sveen, J. Grue
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2013-10-01
Series:Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics
Online Access:http://www.nonlin-processes-geophys.net/20/743/2013/npg-20-743-2013.pdf