Large Amplitude Solitary Waves Observed During TOGA COARE

9415979梅里菲尔德在TOGA COARE实验期间，集中在密集通量阵列（IFA）中的大量观测记录了意外发生的大振幅内波列以看似永久的形式向西北方向传播。 这些独特的特征与近地表流速约为1米/秒有关， 向下 位移 在 的 温跃层 大约50米。 与其他地区观测到的孤立波一样，这些事件与半日潮密切相关;这表明， 观测地点可能是产生这些辐射的原因。 本研究的目的是（1）研究背景条件的影响， 特别 的 强 垂直 与大尺度赤道流系统相关的切变对孤立波群的影响;（2）将有限深度波理论与观测到的波结构、传播速度和衰减进行比较;（3）研究可能导致波生成的过程。

9415979 Merrifield During the TOGA COARE experiment, an extensive set of observations concentrated in the Intensive Flux Array (IFA) documented the unexpected occurrence of large amplitude internal wave trains propagating towards the northwest with a seemingly permanent form. These distinctive features are associated with near-surface current speeds of about 1m/s and downward displacements in the thermocline of approximately 50 meters. Much like solitary waves observed in other locations, these events are closely linked with the semidiurnal tide; this suggests that barotropic tidal flow over island ridge topography in the vicinity of the observation site may contribute to their generation. This project seeks to (1) examine the effects of background conditions, particularly the strong vertical shear associated with the large-scale equatorial current systems, on the solitary wave groups; (2) compare finite-depth wave theory with the observed wave structure, propagation speed, and attenuation; and, (3) investigate the processes that may lead to wave generation.