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Internal waves, finestructure, microstructure, and mixing in the ocean
Author(s) -
Gregg M. C.,
Briscoe Melbourne G.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
reviews of geophysics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 8.087
H-Index - 156
eISSN - 1944-9208
pISSN - 8755-1209
DOI - 10.1029/rg017i007p01524
Subject(s) - context (archaeology) , mixing (physics) , internal wave , geology , relevance (law) , geophysics , work (physics) , oceanography , physics , thermodynamics , paleontology , quantum mechanics , political science , law
Progress in measuring, interpreting, and understanding oceanic internal gravity waves and fine and microstructure is reviewed; we emphasize the quadrennium 1975–1978. The context is how these subjects contribute to oceanic mixing. The overlap between the areas is examined, as is the relevance of the subjects to other aspects of oceanography. Present trends and suggestions for future work are included, and we offer some speculation on possible progress during the next quadrennium, which may be substantial especially for finestructure understanding.