Internal solitary waves induced deep-water nepheloid layers and seafloor geomorphic changes on the continental slope of the northern South China Sea

Z Tian, Y Jia, J Chen, JP Liu, S Zhang, C Ji, X Liu… - Physics of …, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
Internal solitary waves (ISWs) can cause strong seafloor sediment resuspension and induce
nepheloid layers in both shallow and deepwater environments. However, the roles of ISWs …

Bottom and intermediate nepheloid layer induced by shoaling internal solitary waves: Impacts of the angle of the wave group velocity vector and slope gradients

Z Tian, Y Jia, S Zhang, X Zhang, Y Li… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The widely recognized global phenomena of bottom nepheloid layer (BNL) and intermediate
nepheloid layer (INL) are ubiquitous in the ocean. These phenomena are induced by …

Numerical simulations of internal tide dynamics in a steep submarine canyon

E Masunaga, MH Alford, AJ Lucas… - Journal of Physical …, 2023 - journals.ametsoc.org
This study investigates three-dimensional semidiurnal internal tide (IT) energetics in the
vicinity of La Jolla Canyon, a steep shelf submarine canyon off the Southern California …

Sediment resuspension and the generation of intermediate nepheloid layers by shoaling internal bores

E Masunaga, RS Arthur, OB Fringer… - Journal of Marine …, 2017 - Elsevier
Numerical simulations of sediment resuspension due to shoaling internal bores are
performed with a nonhydrostatic model, SUNTANS. Results show strong sediment …

Vertical mixing and oxygen flux caused by daily sea breezes in a shallow stratified lake

E Masunaga, S Itoh, T Kitamura - Limnology, 2023 - Springer
Vertical transport caused by mixing is essential for understanding physical processes in
lakes. However, mixing processes in shallow lakes are not well understood because of the …

Stratification effects on shoaling internal solitary waves

SG Hartharn-Evans, M Carr, M Stastna… - Journal of Fluid …, 2022 - cambridge.org
This combined numerical/laboratory study investigates the effect of stratification form on the
shoaling characteristics of internal solitary waves propagating over a smooth, linear …

The potential role of turbulence in modulating the migration of demersal zooplankton

M Tanaka, A Genin, Y Endo, GN Ivey… - Limnology and …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Despite suggestions that turbulence can affect the migration of zooplankton, field
observations of such effects are scarce. This is especially the case for bottom‐associated …

Dynamics of internal tides over a shallow ridge investigated with a high‐resolution downscaling regional ocean model

E Masunaga, Y Uchiyama, Y Suzue… - Geophysical …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
This study investigates the dynamics of tidally induced internal waves over a shallow ridge,
the Izu‐Ogasawara Ridge off the Japanese mainland, using a downscaled high‐resolution …

Experimental investigation of sediment dynamics in response to breaking high-frequency internal solitary wave packets over a steep slope

Z Tian, S Zhang, X Guo, L Yu, Y Jia - Journal of Marine Systems, 2019 - Elsevier
Previous studies have found that internal solitary waves (ISWs) can erode, resuspend and
transport seabed sediments and form intermediate nepheloid layers (INLs) and bottom …

Baroclinic residual circulation and mass transport due to internal tides

E Masunaga, RS Arthur… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Baroclinic (BC) tidal residual circulation due to internal tides is investigated around islands
over a shallow ridge using a numerical ocean model. Internal tides enhance vertical mixing …