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https://doi.org/10.5194/npg-25-217-2018
https://doi.org/10.5194/npg-25-217-2018
Research article
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20 Mar 2018
Research article |  | 20 Mar 2018

Multi-scale phenomena of rotation-modified mode-2 internal waves

David Deepwell, Marek Stastna, and Aaron Coutino

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We have used numerical simulations to investigate the impact that rotation has on large waves existing internally in the ocean. In coastal regions these waves become trapped along the coast because of rotation. We have found that this trapping results in an adjustment of the form of the waves. The adjustment leads to heightened mixing along the coast, which has implications for nutrient and chemical distribution.