Solitary wave generation dynamics at Luzon Strait

The energy in the leading soliton of the large amplitude wave trains ranges between 1.8 and 9.0 GJ m−1. The smaller value, produced using barotropic tidal currents based on the Oregon State University data base, is the same as the energy estimated to be in a solitary wave observed by Klymak et al. (2006). Estimates of the conversion of barotropic tidal energy into radiating internal wave energy yield conversion rates ranging between 3.6% and 8.3%.