Intrusions and the lifecycle of internal waves

入侵和内波的生命周期

• 批准号: 203065-2010
• 负责人: Sutherland, Bruce
• 金额: $ 3.86万
• 依托单位: University of Alberta
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Discovery Grants Program - Individual
• 财政年份: 2010
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2010-01-01 至 2011-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=453109
• 关键词: Intrusions; lifecycle; internal; waves

Like surface waves on the ocean, internal waves move up and down due to gravity. As their name suggests, they do not exist at the surface of the ocean but rather inside it, existing because the density increases with depth due to temperature and salinity variations. Likewise, internal waves exist in the atmosphere due to temperature variations. This proposal aims to develop a better understanding of internal gravity waves that are generated by collapsing mixed regions and which themselves mix the atmosphere and ocean where they break.

就像海洋上的表面波一样，内波由于重力而上下移动。顾名思义，它们不存在于海洋表面，而是存在于海洋内部，之所以存在，是因为温度和盐度的变化导致密度随着深度的增加而增加。同样，由于温度变化，大气中也存在内波。这项提议旨在更好地了解内部重力波，这些内部重力波是由坍塌的混合区域产生的，它们本身在破裂的地方与大气和海洋混合。