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 …

The propagation characteristics of near‐inertial waves (NIWs) and how mesoscale and
submesoscale processes affect the waves' vertical penetration are investigated using …

Six profiling floats measured water-mass properties (T, S), horizontal velocities (u, υ), and
microstructure thermal-variance dissipation rates χ T in the upper∼ 1 km of the Iceland and …

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 …

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 …

Rapid changes in winds drive rotating currents known as inertial oscillations. In a stratified
ocean, these oscillations can then initiate subsurface near-inertial internal waves that …

Our current knowledge of the lifecycle of the most energetic surface-generated internal
waves in the ocean, wind-driven near-inertial waves (NIWs), is reviewed. The review covers …

Along with boundary layer turbulence, downward radiation of near-inertial waves (NIWs)
damps inertial oscillations (IOs) in the surface ocean; however, the latter can also energize …

Wind-generated near-inertial internal waves (NIWs) are triggered in the mixed layer and
propagate down into the ocean interior. Observational and numerical studies have shown …

Interactions between near-inertial waves and the balanced eddy field modulate the intensity
and location of turbulent dissipation and mixing. Two EM-APEX profiling floats measured …