On the modifications of near-inertial waves at fronts: implications for energy transfer across scales
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DOI: 10.1007/s10236-017-1088-6
Abstract: In the ocean, wind-generated kinetic energy (KE) manifests itself primarily in balanced currents and near-inertial waves. The dynamics of these flows is strongly constrained by the Earth’s rotation, causing the KE in balanced currents to… read more here.
Keywords: near inertial; inertial waves; waves fronts; energy ... See more keywords
Poleward propagation of near-inertial waves induced by fluctuating winds over a baroclinically unstable zonal jet
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DOI: 10.1017/jfm.2017.698
Abstract: We investigate the excitation and radiation of near-inertial internal gravity waves continuously excited by a latitudinally confined temporally fluctuating wind in a numerical model of a stratified ocean on a $\unicode[STIX]{x1D6FD}$ -plane at mid-latitude. The… read more here.
Keywords: near inertial; inertial waves; propagation; zonal jet ... See more keywords
On the spatial segregation of helicity by inertial waves in dynamo simulations and planetary cores
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DOI: 10.1017/jfm.2018.497
Abstract: The distribution of kinetic helicity in a dipolar planetary dynamo is central to the success of that dynamo. Motivated by the helicity distributions observed in numerical simulations of the Earth’s dynamo, we consider the relationship… read more here.
Keywords: inertial waves; boldsymbol; unicode stix; helicity ... See more keywords
The catalytic effect of near-inertial waves on $\beta$-plane zonal jets
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DOI: 10.1017/jfm.2023.310
Abstract: Abstract Zonal jets and inertia–gravity waves are ubiquitous on planets such as Earth, Jupiter and Saturn. Motivated by the modification of energy flux of balanced flow by inertia–gravity waves, this paper studies the impact of… read more here.
Keywords: beta plane; inertial waves; zonal jets; jet ... See more keywords
Refraction of near-inertial waves by submesoscale vorticity filaments
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DOI: 10.1017/jfm.2025.10637
Abstract: Abstract The interaction of near-inertial waves (NIWs) with submesoscale vorticity filaments is explored using theory and simulations. We study three idealised set-ups representative of submesoscale flows allowing for $O(1)$ or greater Rossby numbers. First, we… read more here.
Keywords: refraction near; inertial waves; vorticity filaments; submesoscale vorticity ... See more keywords
Cases Study of Nonlinear Interaction Between Near-Inertial Waves Induced by Typhoon and Diurnal Tides Near the Xisha Islands
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DOI: 10.1029/2017jc013555
Abstract: Nonlinear interaction between near-inertial waves (NIWs) and diurnal tides (DTs) after nine typhoons near the Xisha Islands of the northwestern South China Sea (SCS) were investigated using three-year in situ mooring observation data. It was… read more here.
Keywords: near inertial; inertial waves; nonlinear interaction; diurnal tides ... See more keywords
Poleward-propagating near-inertial waves enabled by the western boundary current
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-46364-9
Abstract: Near-inertial waves (NIWs), which have clockwise (anticlockwise) rotational motion in the Northern (Southern) Hemisphere, exist everywhere in the ocean except at the equator; their frequencies are largely determined by the local inertial frequency, f. It… read more here.
Keywords: near inertial; inertial waves; boundary current; ocean mixing ... See more keywords
Internally driven inertial waves in geodynamo simulations
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DOI: 10.1093/gji/ggy046
Abstract: © The Authors 2017. Inertial waves are oscillations in a rotating fluid, such as the Earth's outer core, which result from the restoring action of the Coriolis force. In an earlier work, it was argued… read more here.
Keywords: inertial waves; field; waves geodynamo; internally driven ... See more keywords
Kinetic Energetic Exchange between Near-Inertial Waves and Mesoscale Eddy/Diurnal Tide during Typhoon Rai
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DOI: 10.1175/jpo-d-24-0214.1
Abstract: Near-inertial waves (NIWs) in the oceans have multiple generation mechanisms. Typhoons with strong wind forcing are one of the major sources of NIWs; however, the kinetic energy (KE) exchange between NIWs and mesoscale eddies/internal tides… read more here.
Keywords: inertial waves; typhoon; typhoon rai; near inertial ... See more keywords
The Generation and Propagation of Wind- and Tide-Induced Near-Inertial Waves in the Ocean
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DOI: 10.3390/jmse12091565
Abstract: Near-inertial waves (NIWs), a special form of internal waves with a frequency close to the local Coriolis frequency, are ubiquitous in the ocean. NIWs play a crucial role in ocean mixing, influencing energy transport, climate… read more here.
Keywords: propagation; generation propagation; generation; inertial waves ... See more keywords