Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4533594 | Continental Shelf Research | 2008 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
Airborne infrared imagery is shown to provide preliminary evidence of surface thermal expressions associated with internal waves that become unstable and break over the continental shelf. These expressions include a narrow wave front that is warmer than the ambient; a wide, spatially intermittent ‘wake’ that is colder than the ambient; and ∼O (10 m) diameter surface-renewal ‘boils’ that populate the wake. These thermal signatures might be useful in assessing the spatial distribution and structure of breaking internal waves.
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Authors
G.O. Marmorino, G.B. Smith, J.H. Bowles, W.J. Rhea,