Internal Wave Packets on the Dongsha Island Shelf (IMAGE)

University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science

Internal Wave Packets on the Dongsha Island Shelf

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Pictured are well-defined internal wave packets traveling up the Dongsha Island shelf in the South China Sea. Green lines show the bathymetry contours which correlate well with the behavior of the internal waves.

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RadarSat/ONR/CSTARS at University of Miami

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