Estimates of wind power and radiative near-inertial internal wave flux

• Published in: Ocean Dynamics
• Main Authors: Voelker, Georg Sebastian, Olbers, Dirk, Walter, Maren, Mertens, Christian, Myers, Paul G.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Article; Internal gravity waves; Wind ocean coupling; Near inertial waves; Pollard; North Atlantic; North Atlantic oscillation
• Online Access: https://repository.publisso.de/resource/frl:6470624; https://doi.org/10.1007/s10236-020-01388-y; https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7591110/

Energy transfer mechanisms between the atmosphere and the deep ocean have been studied for many years. Their importance to the ocean's energy balance and possible implications on mixing are widely accepted. The slab model by Pollard (Deep-Sea Res Oceanogr Abstr 17(4):795-812, 1970) is a well-es...