THE EUFAR TRANSNATIONAL ACCESS PROJECT A.NEW (AIRBORNE OBSERVATIONS OF NONLINEAR EVOLUTION OF INTERNAL WAVES GENERATED BY INTERNAL TIDAL BEAMS)

• Type: Article in International Conference Proceedings Book
• Date: 2012

Authors

da Silva, JCB (Author) FCUP; Magalhaes, JM (Author) Other; Batista, M (Author) Other; Gostiaux, L (Author) Other; Gerkema, T (Author) Other; New, AL (Author) Other

Conference proceedings International

Title: 2012 IEEE INTERNATIONAL GEOSCIENCE AND REMOTE SENSING SYMPOSIUM (IGARSS)

Pages: 7601-7604

IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS)

Munich, GERMANY, JUL 22-27, 2012

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FOS: Engineering and technology > Electrical engineering, Electronic engineering, Information engineering

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Authenticus ID: P-002-E3W

DOI: 10.1109/igarss.2012.6351868

Abstract (EN): Internal Solitary Waves (ISWs) are ubiquitous features in the coastal oceans. The propagation and breaking of ISWs contribute significantly to turbulent mixing in the near-surface layers, through the continual triggering of instabilities as they propagate into shallow water over the continental shelf. We report on the first results of an EU funded project denominated A. NEW (Airborne observations of Nonlinear Evolution of internal Waves generated by internal tidal beams). Here we show, for the first time, coincident multi-sensor airborne observations off the Portuguese coast, which reveal the 3D structure of air bubble entrainment in the internal wave field. Coincident thermal infrared imaging shows the surface thermal signatures of ISWs and reveals the turbulent character of some internal waves on the shelf.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 4