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Barotropic to baroclinic energy conversion using a time-varying background density

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JOURNAL OF FLUID MECHANICS
卷 918, 期 -, 页码 -

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CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1017/jfm.2021.341

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coastal engineering; internal waves; ocean processes

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  1. National Science Foundation-Division of Ocean Sciences (NSF-OCE) [1416837]
  2. Division Of Ocean Sciences
  3. Directorate For Geosciences [1416837] Funding Source: National Science Foundation

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Internal wave generation involves the conversion of uniform barotropic energy into varying baroclinic energy due to vertical acceleration, resulting in a phase lag between density perturbations and velocity. The use of a time-varying background density allows for a more accurate understanding of the dynamics of barotropic to baroclinic conversion. Tidal averaging and modal decomposition methods are consistent in isolating topographic energy conversion but do not provide insights into the temporal and depth aspects of conversion.
Internal wave generation is fundamentally the conversion of barotropic to baroclinic energy that often occurs due to vertical acceleration of stratified flows over topographic features. Acceleration results in a phase lag between density (pressure) perturbations and the barotropic velocity. To estimate the conversion of barotropic to baroclinic energy, the density perturbation is often calculated using a time-invariant background density. Other phenomena, however, can also alter the phasing of density perturbations and vertical velocities, such as barotropic tidal heaving and internal wave interactions. Consequently, accurately accounting for these dynamics in energy budgets is important. Tidal averaging or modal decomposition are often used to isolate topographic energy conversion in the presence of these other phenomena. However, while effective, these methods do not provide insights into the dynamics of conversion either through time or over depth. Here, we present a new analytical approach to calculating barotropic to baroclinic conversion using a time-varying background density. Our method results in an additional term in the baroclinic energy budget that directly accounts for barotropic tidal heaving and internal wave interactions, depending on the formulation of the background density. The tidally averaged, domain-integrated conversion rate is consistent across methods. Isolation of topographic conversion demonstrates that conversion due to interactions between internal wave beams and barotropic tidal heaving lead to relatively small differences in the overall conversion. However, using a time-varying background density allows for full decomposition of barotropic to baroclinic conversion through time and the identification of regions where negative conversion related to mixing actually occurs.

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