Radiation of mixed layer near-inertial oscillations into the ocean interior

dc.creatorMoehlis, Jeff
dc.creatorSmith, Stefan G. Llewellyn
dc.date1999-12-14
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T05:57:35Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T05:57:35Z
dc.descriptionThe radiation from the mixed layer into the interior of the ocean of near-inertial oscillations excited by a passing storm in the presence of the beta effect is reconsidered as an initial-value problem. Making use of the fact that the mixed layer depth is much smaller than the total depth of the ocean, the solution is obtained in the limit of an ocean that is effectively infinitely deep. For a uniform initial condition, analytical results for the velocity, horizontal kinetic energy density and fluxes are obtained. The resulting decay of near-inertial mixed layer energy in the presence of the beta effect occurs on a timescale similar to that observed.
dc.description15 pages, 5 figures
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/physics/9912030
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/physics/9912030
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/88039
dc.subjectAtmospheric and Oceanic Physics
dc.titleRadiation of mixed layer near-inertial oscillations into the ocean interior
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