Diagnosing a partly standing internal wave in Mamala Bay, Oahu

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Creator	Martini, K. I. Alford, M. H. Nash, Jonathan Kunze, E. Merrifield, M. A.
Abstract	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 Makapuu Point is the eastern source. After validating the POM results against observations, the model output is modally decomposed and compared with the expected theoretical patterns of kinetic and available potential energy, energy flux, and group velocity for a partly standing wave. Agreement is seen for the first baroclinic mode, which also contains most of the energy. The results confirm previous suggestions of standing wave dynamics in Mamala Bay. Keywords: internal waves, Hawaiian Ridge, tides
Resource Type	Article
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1029/2007GL029749
Date Available	2010-07-22T20:27:14+00:00
Date Issued	2007-09-07
Citation	Martini, K. I., M. H. Alford, J. D. Nash, E. Kunze, and M. A. Merrifield (2007), Diagnosing a partly standing internal wave in Mamala Bay, Oahu, Geophys. Res. Lett., 34, L17604.
Journal Title	Geophysical Research Letters
Journal Volume	34
Rights Statement	Copyright Not Evaluated
Publisher	American Geophysical Union
Language	English [eng]
Replaces	http://hdl.handle.net/1957/17066