Parametric subharmonic instability and the β-effect

Parametric subharmonic instability (PSI) is a nonlinear interaction between a resonant triad of waves, in which energy is transferred from low wavenumber, high frequency modes to high wavenumber, low frequency modes. In the ocean, PSI is thought to be one of the mechanisms responsible for transferri...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Chan, Ian
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2010
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/28200