Observations of Enhanced Sediment Transport by Nonlinear Internal Waves

Observations of Enhanced Sediment Transport by Nonlinear Internal Waves

The mechanisms responsible for sediment resuspension and transport by nonlinear internal waves (NLIWs) remain poorly understood largely due to a dearth of detailed field measurements. We present novel observations of the turbulent benthic boundary‐layer (BBL) beneath trains of NLIWs of depression in...

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Veröffentlicht in:Geophysical research letters 2020-10, Vol.47 (19), p.n/a
Hauptverfasser: Zulberti, A., Jones, N. L., Ivey, G. N.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Abyssal environment
Benthos
Biological materials
boundary‐layer
Compression
Computer applications
Continental shelves
Dynamic stability
Hydrocarbons
Internal waves
Mass transport
Mathematical models
Modelling
nonlinear internal waves
Ocean currents
Ocean floor
Ocean models
Oceans
physical oceanography
Polymers
Resuspension
Sediment
Sediment transport
Sediments
Shelf seas
Stratification
turbulence
Water circulation
Water column
Wave height
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Zusammenfassung:The mechanisms responsible for sediment resuspension and transport by nonlinear internal waves (NLIWs) remain poorly understood largely due to a dearth of detailed field measurements. We present novel observations of the turbulent benthic boundary‐layer (BBL) beneath trains of NLIWs of depression in the ocean. At the 250 m deep, low‐gradient (
ISSN:0094-8276
1944-8007
DOI:10.1029/2020GL088499