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https://doi.org/10.5194/os-20-945-2024
https://doi.org/10.5194/os-20-945-2024
Research article
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06 Aug 2024
Research article |  | 06 Aug 2024

Internal-tide vertical structure and steric sea surface height signature south of New Caledonia revealed by glider observations

Arne Bendinger, Sophie Cravatte, Lionel Gourdeau, Luc Rainville, Clément Vic, Guillaume Sérazin, Fabien Durand, Frédéric Marin, and Jean-Luc Fuda

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A unique dataset of glider observations reveals tidal beams south of New Caledonia – an internal-tide-generation hot spot in the southwestern tropical Pacific. Observations are in good agreement with numerical modeling output, highlighting the glider's capability to infer internal tides while assessing the model's realism of internal-tide dynamics. Discrepancies are in large part linked to eddy–internal-tide interactions. A methodology is proposed to deduce the internal-tide surface signature.
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