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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
earth and planetary sciences
Observations of internal wave packets propagating along-shelf in northern Monterey Bay
Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 38, No. 1, Article L01605, Year 2011
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Internal waves of depression were observed propagating along-shelf and into northern Monterey Bay, California (CA) on the inner shelf. These waves had amplitudes approximately equal to the thermocline depth (∼4 m), and were unstable to shear and mix the thermocline. Isopycnal gradient spectra showed that the wave packets lead to an elevated mean dissipation rate of 2.63 × 10
-5
m
3
s
-2
for up to 2 hours after wave passage. The proximity to the surface created strong surface convergences that can actively transport buoyant material, such as plankton, back into the bay. The wave packets were observed regularly over the upwelling season across multiple years suggesting they may have large effects on the documented spatial variation of phytoplankton and larvae on the inner shelf. The timing of the waves suggests they are not formed by tides interacting with bathymetry, but are generated by buoyant plume propagation. © 2011 by the American Geophysical Union.
Authors & Co-Authors
Woodson, Clifton Brock
United States, Palo Alto
Stanford University
Barth, J. A.
United States, Corvallis
Oregon State University
Cheriton, O. M.
United States, Santa Barbara
University of California, Santa Barbara
McManus, M. A.
United States, Honolulu
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Ryan, John
United States, Moss Landing
Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute
Washburn, Libe
United States, Santa Barbara
University of California, Santa Barbara
Carden, K. N.
United States, Santa Barbara
University of California, Santa Barbara
Cheng, B. S.
United States, Bodega Bay
Bodega Marine Laboratory
Fernandes, Joana N.
Portugal, Evora
University of Évora
Garske, L. E.
United States, Bodega Bay
Bodega Marine Laboratory
Gouhier, T. C.
United States, Corvallis
Oregon State University
Haupt, A. J.
United States, Palo Alto
Stanford University
Honey, K. T.
United States, Palo Alto
Stanford University
Hubbard, M. F.
Unknown Affiliation
Iles, Alison C.
United States, Corvallis
Oregon State University
Kara, L.
Unknown Affiliation
Lynch, M. C.
United States, Santa Barbara
University of California, Santa Barbara
Mahoney, B.
United States, Santa Cruz
University of California, Santa Cruz
Pfaff, Maya C.
South Africa, Cape Town
University of Cape Town
Pinsky, Malin L.
United States, Palo Alto
Stanford University
Robart, M. J.
United States, Bodega Bay
Bodega Marine Laboratory
Stewart, J. S.
United States, Palo Alto
Stanford University
Teck, S. J.
United States, Santa Barbara
University of California, Santa Barbara
True, A.
United States, Atlanta
Georgia Institute of Technology
Statistics
Citations: 34
Authors: 24
Affiliations: 10
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1029/2010GL045453
ISSN:
00948276
Research Areas
Mental Health