Analysis of internal solitary waves in the Gulf of Oman and sources responsible for their generation
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Article Title | Analysis of internal solitary waves in the Gulf of Oman and sources responsible for their generation |
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ERA Journal ID | 123718 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Koohestani, Kamran, Stepanyants, Yury and Allahdadi, Mohammad Nabi |
Journal Title | Water: an open access journal |
Journal Citation | 15 (4), pp. 1-28 |
Article Number | 746 |
Number of Pages | 28 |
Year | 2023 |
Publisher | MDPI AG |
Place of Publication | Switzerland |
ISSN | 2073-4441 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.3390/w15040746 |
Web Address (URL) | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/15/4/746 |
Abstract | A combination of multiple data sources has been used to study the characteristics of internal solitary waves (ISWs) in the Gulf of Oman (GoO). Water column stratification in the Gulf has been examined using field observations and World Ocean Atlas 2018 datasets. The spatiotemporal distribution of ISWs has been obtained from satellite images obtained by means of Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) and optical sensors taken from 2018 to 2020. The mechanisms of ISW generation in the GoO have been studied using the data revealed from different available sources. The results show that there are annually two major typical stratifications in the GoO throughout the year, strong stratification in May through September and weak stratification during other months. Dispersion relations corresponding to these types of stratification have been obtained with acceptable accuracy for both deep and shallow regions. The spatiotemporal distribution of ISWs demonstrates that the western and southern regions of the GoO are the hotspots for the generation of ISWs in this basin. Several mechanisms of ISW generation in the GoO are discussed including tide, eddies, lee waves, and atmospheric perturbation; the latter one is, apparently, responsible for the appearance of large-amplitude ISWs. |
Keywords | Gulf of Oman; internal solitary waves; SAR; optical image; mechanisms of internal wave generation |
Contains Sensitive Content | Does not contain sensitive content |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 370803. Physical oceanography |
Byline Affiliations | University of Tehran, Iran |
School of Mathematics, Physics and Computing | |
Nizhny Novgorod State Technical University, Russia | |
North Carolina State University, United States |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/w4344/analysis-of-internal-solitary-waves-in-the-gulf-of-oman-and-sources-responsible-for-their-generation
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