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Mihaly et al. 1998

Mihaly, S.F., Thomson, R.E. and Rabinovich, A.B. (1998). Evidence for nonlinear interaction between internal waves of inertial and semidiurnal frequency. Geophysical Research Letters 25: doi: 10.1029/98GL00722. issn: 0094-8276.

Observational evidence is presented for pervasive nonlinear interaction between inertial and M2 frequency oscillations in the northeast Pacific. Enhanced currents at the sum frequency (termed the fM2 frequency) have the rotary spectral properties of freely propagating waves suggesting permanent energy exchange from the inertial and semidiurnal bands to the fM2 band. The interaction may be responsible for the greater than predicted decay of inertial energy observed in the ocean and may contribute significantly to oceanic mixing. ¿ 1998 American Geophysical Union

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Keywords
Oceanography, Physical, Oceanography, Physical, Internal and inertial waves, Oceanography, Physical, Turbulence, diffusion, and mixing processes, Oceanography, Physical, Air/sea interactions

Journal
Geophysical Research Letters
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