The Self-Destructing Internal Gravity Wave
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- 1 July 1972
- journal article
- Published by American Meteorological Society in Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences
- Vol. 29 (5) , 844-849
- https://doi.org/10.1175/1520-0469(1972)029<0844:tsdigw>2.0.co;2
Abstract
A simple numerical model is used to demonstrate that momentum exchange between wave and mean flow can substantially modify the process of “breaking” of internal gravity waves at great height. The momentum exchange results in appreciable transfer of energy from wave to mean flow.Keywords
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