Internal waves strongly influence the physical and chemical environment of coastal
ecosystems worldwide. We report novel observations from a distributed temperature sensing …

Most commonly used models for turbulent mixing in the ocean rely on a background
stratification against which turbulence must work to stir the fluid. While this background …

This combined numerical/laboratory study investigates the effect of stratification form on the
shoaling characteristics of internal solitary waves propagating over a smooth, linear …

Internal waves shoaling on the continental slope can break and form materially coherent
vortices called boluses. These boluses are able to trap and transport material up the …

When internal solitary waves (ISW) propagate to the continental shelf, they typically runup
and break on the forereef. This process might lead to periodic temperature drops at the reef …

The propagation of internal solitary waves (ISWs) flowing over the submerged topography is
a strongly nonlinear process. To extract the dynamic characteristics of this process, an …

Cold pulses generated by the fission of internal solitary waves over gentle slopes are an
important source of nutrients and relief from excess heat to benthic ecosystems. This …

While well-established energy-based methods of quantifying diapycnal mixing in process-
study numerical models are often used to provide information about when mixing occurs …

The breaking properties of internal solitary waves (ISWs) flowing over a bottom step were
investigated experimentally. The experiments were performed in a two-layer immiscible …

When internal waves interact with shallow slopes in the coastal ocean, they become highly
nonlinear and break, accompanied by turbulent mixing. Internal wave breaking processes …