Abyssal Shear and Internal Tidal Beams near Mendocino Escarpment

将在俄勒冈海岸外的Mendicino峭壁上进行一项关于在崎岖的海底地形上斜压潮汐产生的实验研究。它随后沿潮汐束的传播和演变将在两周内进行跟踪，并将在粗糙地形上的深海水域中表征精细尺度内波场。这些目标将通过收集整个水柱的速度和密度剖面来实现。这项研究还将测试内部潮汐产生模型和内波能量的替代水槽，并将深海剪切和应变的垂直波数谱与标准Garrett-Munk内波模型进行比较。

Sanford OCE-952735 An experimental study on the generation of the baroclinic tide over roguh botom topography will be conducted at the Mendicino Escarpment, off the Oregon coast. Its subsequent propagation and evolution along tidal beams will be followed over a fortnight, and the fine-scale internal wave field in abyssal waters over rough topography will be characterized. These objectives will be met observationally by collecting velocity and density profiles over the full water column. This research will also test models of internal tide generation and alternate proposed sinks for internal wave energy and will compare vertical wavenumber spectra for abyssal shear and strain to the standard Garrett-Munk internal wave model.