Internal Waves: Modeling Energy Dispersion at the Ocean's Surface

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dc.contributor.advisorCarter, Glenn
dc.contributor.authorMartinelli, Joseph
dc.contributor.departmentOceanography
dc.contributor.departmentGlobal Environmental Science
dc.date.accessioned2025-10-29T21:02:20Z
dc.date.available2025-10-29T21:02:20Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.description.courseOCN 499 - Undergraduate Thesis
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10125/112595
dc.publisher.placeHonolulu
dc.titleInternal Waves: Modeling Energy Dispersion at the Ocean's Surface
dc.typeThesis
dcterms.abstractUsing the Princeton Ocean Model, internal waves are generated by forcing waters over three different idealized stratification profiles. One profile is of constant stratification while the other two have moderate pycnoclines near the ocean surface followed by constant stratification at depth. The pycnocline in the two stratified cases is defined by a Gaussian curve with a different maximum value in each case. Building on work done by Gerkema (2001), these cases will be analyzed to determine how the internal wave energy rays interact with the pycnocline. Based on the output from POM, focus will be placed on visually interpreting energy reflections off the pycnocline and the ocean surface. The goal is establish an understanding of potential long distance internal wave propagation in ocean regions with similar stratification.
dcterms.extent54 pages
dcterms.languageEnglish
dcterms.publisherUniversity of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
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