Large Amplitude Internal Wave Transformation Between 500m and the Surfzone

Internal wave solitons with amplitudes as large as 150 m propagate westward across the South China Sea, eventually interacting with the continental slope near Dongsha Atoll. Here, we present some of the first coherent observations of these waves from deep water (>500 m), through their shoaling transformation all the way to the surfzone at the Dongsha reef crest (

Speaker: Kristen Davis

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Room 350/372