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TWO SHORT‐PERIOD INTERNAL WAVE FREQUENCY SPECTRA IN THE SEA OFF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Author(s) -
Carsola Alfred J.,
Callaway Elliott B.
Publication year - 1962
Publication title -
limnology and oceanography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.7
H-Index - 197
eISSN - 1939-5590
pISSN - 0024-3590
DOI - 10.4319/lo.1962.7.2.0115
Subject(s) - internal wave , amplitude , rayleigh wave , geology , spectral line , rayleigh scattering , atmospheric sciences , period (music) , plateau (mathematics) , frequency spectrum , climatology , environmental science , oceanography , physics , surface wave , optics , acoustics , mathematics , astronomy , mathematical analysis , spectrum analyzer
Temperature records collected off San Diego, California, in 1955, have been analyzed for internal waves. The spectrum of periods from 1 to about 19 min was examined. Little energy appears at frequencies above 0.5 cycle/min with a peak indicated at a frequency lower than the lower limit of the analyzed band. Internal waves in spring were higher than those measured at the same locality during the summer. The low amplitude waves are approximately Rayleigh‐distributed but the significance of this cannot be determined on the basis of the limited data used.