Structure and variability of internal tides in Mamala Bay, O'ahu, Hawai'i
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2003-05
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University of Hawaii at Manoa
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This thesis demonstrates, from current and temperature observations, that approximately 60% of the observed semidiurnal internal tide variance in Mamala Bay, located off the southern shore of Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi, is phase-locked to the surface tide. It is further demonstrated, using a three-dimensional numerical model, that the observed internal tide is non-locally generated in contrast to the converging barotropic tidal flow hypothesis of Hamilton [1995]. The coherent semidiurnal internal tide is observed primarily at 240 m depth in the central regions of the Bay and is partially described by a standing wave. The observations and model results support the conclusion that coherent internal wave energy generated in the deep (500-1000 m) waters of the Kauaʻi and Kaiwi Channels, as well as offshore, gets focused and amplified at the head of Mamala Bay. A westward net flux of baroclinic energy suggests the primary internal tide energy source emanates from the east side of the Bay in the Kaiwi Channel.
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xvii, 227 pages
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Theses for the degree of Master of Science (University of Hawaii at Manoa). Oceanography; no. 3770
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