Lagrangian coherent structures and internal wave attractors
W Tang, T Peacock - Chaos: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Nonlinear …, 2010 - pubs.aip.org
For a nonuniformly stratified layer of fluid, internal gravity waves propagate at varying angles
depending on the local buoyancy and Coriolis (in geophysical applications) frequencies …
depending on the local buoyancy and Coriolis (in geophysical applications) frequencies …
Observations on the wavenumber spectrum and evolution of an internal wave attractor
J Hazewinkel, P Van Breevoort, SB Dalziel… - Journal of Fluid …, 2008 - cambridge.org
Reflecting internal gravity waves in a stratified fluid preserve their frequency and thus their
angle with the gravitational direction. At boundaries that are neither horizontal nor vertical …
angle with the gravitational direction. At boundaries that are neither horizontal nor vertical …
From topographic internal gravity waves to turbulence
Internal gravity waves are a key process linking the large-scale mechanical forcing of the
oceans to small-scale turbulence and mixing. In this review, we focus on internal waves …
oceans to small-scale turbulence and mixing. In this review, we focus on internal waves …
Shear-induced breaking of internal gravity waves
Motivated by observations of turbulence in the strongly stratified ocean thermocline, we use
direct numerical simulations to investigate the interaction of a sinusoidal shear flow and a …
direct numerical simulations to investigate the interaction of a sinusoidal shear flow and a …
Internal gravity waves in stratified flows with and without vortical modes
The comprehension of stratified flows is important for geophysical and astrophysical
applications. The weak wave turbulence theory aims to provide a statistical description of …
applications. The weak wave turbulence theory aims to provide a statistical description of …
On the appearance of internal wave attractors due to an initial or parametrically excited disturbance
In this paper we solve two initial value problems for two-dimensional internal gravity waves.
The waves are contained in a uniformly stratified, square-shaped domain whose sidewalls …
The waves are contained in a uniformly stratified, square-shaped domain whose sidewalls …
Observation of inertia-gravity wave attractors in an axisymmetric enclosed basin
C Pacary, T Dauxois, E Ermanyuk, P Metz, M Moulin… - Physical Review …, 2023 - APS
Internal waves are ubiquitous in the ocean and play an essential role in the transport of
energy and mixing. Their peculiar reflection enables the concentration of energy on a limit …
energy and mixing. Their peculiar reflection enables the concentration of energy on a limit …
[PDF][PDF] A Numerical Investigation Of Turbulence-Driven And Forced Generation Of Internal Gravitywaves In Stratified Mid-Water
A Abdilghanie - 2011 - ecommons.cornell.edu
Natural and externally-forced excitation of internal gravity waves in a uniformly stratified fluid
have been thoroughly investigated by means of highly resolved large eddy simulations. The …
have been thoroughly investigated by means of highly resolved large eddy simulations. The …
Exact analytic self-similar solution of a wave attractor field
LRM Maas - Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena, 2009 - Elsevier
Stratified and rotating fluids support obliquely propagating internal waves. A symmetry-
breaking shape of the fluid domain focuses them on a wave attractor. For a trapezoidal …
breaking shape of the fluid domain focuses them on a wave attractor. For a trapezoidal …
Internal wave turbulence in a stratified fluid with and without eigenmodes of the experimental domain
We present laboratory experiments on turbulence in a linearly stratified fluid driven by an
ensemble of internal gravity waves which approaches statistical homogeneity and …
ensemble of internal gravity waves which approaches statistical homogeneity and …