Two deep ocean hotspots of turbulent mixing were found
over the Oregon continental slope. Thorpe-scale analyses
indicate time-averaged turbulent energy dissipation rates of
ε > 10⁻⁷ W/kg and eddy diffusivities of Kp ~ 10⁻² m²/s at
both hotspots. However, the structure of turbulence and its
generation mechanism at each site...
An internal partly standing wave in Mamala Bay, Hawaii
is studied using new observations and the Princeton Ocean
Model (POM). Previous work suggested a convergence in
the bay of east- and westbound waves emanating from
Kaena Ridge and Makapuu Point, respectively. New energy
flux measurements with shipboard ADCP/CTD confirm that...