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Structure formation in the oceanic subsurface bubble layer by an internal wave field

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posted on 2014-09-02, 09:33 authored by Roger Grimshaw, Karima KhusnutdinovaKarima Khusnutdinova, L.A. Ostrovsky, A.S. Topolnikov
We model the effects of an internal wave on the structure of the oceanic subsurface bubble layer, generated by breaking surface waves.We consider two situations: when breaking is caused either by a strong sustained wind or by the direct interaction of surface waves with an internal wave. We find that the effects are twofold; bubbles are driven by the internal wave field and the injection of bubbles into the water is enhanced in downwelling areas behind the crests of the internal wave. We use an uncoupled problem formulation, substituting the solution for an internal wave in a two-layer fluid model into the equations describing the bubble dynamics. The latter equations are solved numerically, showing structure formation in the bubble layer for each of the two cases, when one of the aforementioned mechanisms dominates the other. © 2010 American Institute of Physics.

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R.H.J. Grimshaw and K.R. Khusnutdinova thank the Royal Society and Department of Mathematical Sciences of Loughborough University for financial support of A.S. Topolnikov to Loughborough. K.R. Khusnutdinova thanks the London Mathematical Society and Science Faculty of Loughborough University for financial support of L.A. Ostrovsky to Loughborough.

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  • Mathematical Sciences

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PHYSICS OF FLUIDS

Volume

22

Issue

10

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GRIMSHAW, R.H.J. ... et al., 2010. Structure formation in the oceanic subsurface bubble layer by an internal wave field. Physics of Fluids, 22, 106603, 15pp.

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© American Institute of Physics

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2010

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Copyright (2010) American Institute of Physics. This article may be downloaded for personal use only. Any other use requires prior permission of the author and the American Institute of Physics.

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1070-6631

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  • en

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