Closing the loops on Southern Ocean dynamics: From the circumpolar current to ice shelves and from bottom mixing to surface waves

LG Bennetts, CJ Shakespeare… - Reviews of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
A holistic review is given of the Southern Ocean dynamic system, in the context of the crucial
role it plays in the global climate and the profound changes it is experiencing. The review …

Rogue wave occurrence and dynamics by direct simulations of nonlinear wave-field evolution

W Xiao, Y Liu, G Wu, DKP Yue - Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 2013 - cambridge.org
We study the occurrence and dynamics of rogue waves in three-dimensional deep water
using phase-resolved numerical simulations based on a high-order spectral (HOS) method …

Recent developments of ocean environmental description with focus on uncertainties

EM Bitner-Gregersen, SK Bhattacharya… - Ocean …, 2014 - Elsevier
A review of the recent progress made regarding ocean environmental data and models with
uncertainties in focus is given in the perspective of marine structures׳ design and operations …

Triggering rogue waves in opposing currents

M Onorato, D Proment, A Toffoli - Physical review letters, 2011 - APS
We show that rogue waves can be triggered naturally when a stable wave train enters a
region of an opposing current flow. We demonstrate that the maximum amplitude of the …

Enhanced extreme wave statistics of irregular waves due to accelerating following current over a submerged bar

J Zhang, Y Ma, T Tan, G Dong… - Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 2023 - cambridge.org
We present experimental results of irregular long-crested waves propagating over a
submerged trapezoidal bar with the presence of a background current in a wave flume. We …

[HTML][HTML] Wave modulation in a strong tidal current and its impact on extreme waves

T Halsne, A Benetazzo, F Barbariol… - Journal of Physical …, 2024 - journals.ametsoc.org
Accurate estimates of extreme waves are central for maritime activities, and stochastic wave
models are the best option available for practical applications. However, the way currents …

Rogue waves in opposing currents: an experimental study on deterministic and stochastic wave trains

A Toffoli, T Waseda, H Houtani, L Cavaleri… - Journal of Fluid …, 2015 - cambridge.org
Interaction with an opposing current amplifies wave modulation and accelerates nonlinear
wave focusing in regular wavepackets. This results in large-amplitude waves, usually known …

Extreme events in quantum cascade lasers

O Spitz, J Wu, A Herdt, G Maisons… - Advanced …, 2020 - spiedigitallibrary.org
We demonstrate experimentally that mid-infrared quantum cascade lasers (QCLs) operating
under external optical feedback exhibit extreme pulses. These events can be triggered by …

Excitation of rogue waves in a variable medium: An experimental study on the interaction of water waves and currents

A Toffoli, T Waseda, H Houtani, T Kinoshita… - Physical Review E …, 2013 - APS
We show experimentally that a stable wave propagating into a region characterized by an
opposite current may become modulationally unstable. Experiments have been performed …

Influence of varying bathymetry in rogue wave occurrence within unidirectional and directional sea-states

G Ducrozet, M Gouin - Journal of Ocean Engineering and Marine Energy, 2017 - Springer
Recent experimental and numerical studies have demonstrated an increased rogue wave
activity during the propagation of a wave field over a sloping bottom, from a deeper to a …