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Enhanced diapycnal mixing with polarity-reversing internal solitary waves revealed by seismic reflection data
Yi Gong
State Key laboratory of Marine Geology, School of Ocean and Earth Science, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
State Key laboratory of Marine Geology, School of Ocean and Earth Science, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
Zhongxiang Zhao
Applied Physics Laboratory, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
Yongxian Guan
MNR Key Laboratory of Marine Mineral Resources, Guangzhou Marine
Geological Survey, China Geological Survey, Guangzhou 510760, China
Kun Zhang
State Key laboratory of Marine Geology, School of Ocean and Earth Science, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
Yunyan Kuang
State Key laboratory of Marine Geology, School of Ocean and Earth Science, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
Wenhao Fan
State Key laboratory of Marine Geology, School of Ocean and Earth Science, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
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Short summary
When the internal solitary wave propagates to the continental shelf and slope, the polarity reverses due to the shallower water depth. In this process, the internal solitary wave dissipates energy and enhances diapycnal mixing, thus affecting the local oceanic environment. In this study, we used reflection seismic data to evaluate the spatial distribution of the diapycnal mixing around the polarity-reversing internal solitary waves.
When the internal solitary wave propagates to the continental shelf and slope, the polarity...
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