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The geography of semidiurnal mode-1 internal-tide energy loss

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  • The semidiurnal mode-1 internal tide receives 0.1-0.3 TW from the surface tide and is capable of propagating across ocean basins. The ultimate fate of mode-1 energy after long-distance propagation is poorly constrained by existing observations and numerical simulations. Here, global results from a two-dimensional semi-analytical model indicate that topographic scattering is inefficient at most locations deeper than 2500 m. Next, results from a one-dimensional linear model with realistic topography and stratification create a map of mode-1 scattering coefficients along the continental margins. On average, mode-1 internal tides lose about 60% of their energy upon impacting the continental margins: 20% transmits onto the continental shelf, 40% scatters to higher modes, and 40% reflects back to the ocean interior. These analyses indicate that the majority of mode-1 energy is likely lost at large topographic features (e.g., continental slopes, seamounts, and mid-ocean ridges), where it may drive elevated turbulent mixing.
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  • Keywords: Global patterns, Hawaii, Topography, Continental slope, Deep ocean, Kaena Ridge, Wave propagation, Generation
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  • Kelly, S. M., Jones, N. L., Nash, J. D., & Waterhouse, A. F. (2013). The geography of semidiurnal mode‐1 internal‐tide energy loss. Geophysical Research Letters, 40(17), 4689-4693. doi:10.1002/grl.50872
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  • 40
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  • S.M. Kelly was supported by a postdoctoral fellowship funded through an AIMS-CSIRO-UWA collaborative agreement. J.D. Nash was supported by NSF grant OCE0350543. A.F. Waterhouse was supported by NSF grant OCE-0968721.
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