Prolonged thermocline warming by near-inertial internal waves in the wakes of tropical cyclones

N Gutiérrez Brizuela, MH Alford… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
Turbulence-enhanced mixing of upper ocean heat allows interaction between the tropical
atmosphere and cold water masses that impact climate at higher latitudes thereby regulating …

Turbulent wave-balance exchanges in the ocean

J Thomas - Proceedings of the Royal Society A, 2023 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Oceanic flows are turbulent and multi-scale in nature, and are composed of fast internal
waves and slowly evolving balanced eddies. Contrary to conventional wisdom in physical …

Near-inertial wave energetics modulated by background flows in a global model simulation

KJ Raja, MC Buijsman, JF Shriver… - Journal of Physical …, 2022 - journals.ametsoc.org
We study the generation, propagation, and dissipation of wind-generated near-inertial
waves (NIWs) in a global 1/25° Hybrid Coordinate Ocean Model (HYCOM) simulation with …

Near-inertial energy propagation inside a Mediterranean anticyclonic eddy

MP Lelong, Y Cuypers… - Journal of Physical …, 2020 - journals.ametsoc.org
Motivated by observations of a strong near-inertial wave signal at the base of the
semipermanent anticyclonic Cyprus Eddy during the 2010 Biogeochemistry from the …

Observed equatorward propagation and chimney effect of near‐inertial waves in the midlatitude ocean

X Yu, AC Naveira Garabato, C Vic… - Geophysical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The propagation characteristics of near‐inertial waves (NIWs) and how mesoscale and
submesoscale processes affect the waves' vertical penetration are investigated using …

Bottom‐reached near‐inertial waves induced by the tropical cyclones, Conson and Mindulle, in the South China Sea

Y Ma, D Wang, Y Shu, J Chen, Y He… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Moored current observations in the northwestern South China Sea (SCS) captured two
events of near‐inertial waves (NIWs) induced by the tropical cyclones Conson and Mindulle …

Direct Observations of Near‐Inertial Wave ζ‐Refraction in a Dipole Vortex

LN Thomas, L Rainville, O Asselin… - Geophysical …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Generated at large horizontal scales by winds, near‐inertial waves (NIWs) are inefficient at
radiating energy without a shift to smaller wavelengths. The lateral scales of NIWs can be …

Why near-inertial waves are less affected by vorticity in the Northeast Pacific than in the North Atlantic

LN Thomas, SM Kelly, T Klenz, WR Young, L Rainville… - Oceanography, 2024 - JSTOR
Over 35 years ago, the influential Ocean Storms Experiment (OSE) in the Northeast Pacific
documented, for the first time, the generation of near-inertial waves (NIWs) by a storm and …

Taylor columns and inertial-like waves in a three-dimensional odd viscous liquid

E Kirkinis, MO De La Cruz - Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 2023 - cambridge.org
Odd viscous liquids are endowed with an intrinsic mechanism that tends to restore a
displaced particle back to its original position. Since the odd viscous stress does not …

Downward Propagation and Trapping of Near-Inertial Waves by a Westward-Moving Anticyclonic Eddy in the Subtropical Northwestern Pacific Ocean

Z Chen, F Yu, Z Chen, J Wang, F Nan… - Journal of Physical …, 2023 - journals.ametsoc.org
Mesoscale eddies can alter the propagation of wind-generated near-inertial waves (NIWs).
Different from previous studies, the subsurface mooring observed NIWs are generated …