Degradation of an internal wave beam by parametric subharmonic instability in an upper ocean pycnocline

Gayen, BishakhdattaSarkar, S2015-12-082169-9291http://hdl.handle.net/1885/33449Numerical simulations are performed to investigate the interaction of a semidiurnal internal wave (IW) beam with the nonuniform stratification of an upper ocean pycnocline. During the initial stage of the interaction, higher harmonics originate after reflDegradation of an internal wave beam by parametric subharmonic instability in an upper ocean pycnocline201310.1002/jgrc.203212015-12-08