Articles | Volume 22, issue 5
https://doi.org/10.5194/os-22-3105-2026
https://doi.org/10.5194/os-22-3105-2026
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08 Oct 2026
Research article |  | 08 Oct 2026

Energetic near-inertial waves induced by winter storms and mesoscale eddies in the subtropical Northwestern Pacific Ocean

Hongkai Wang, Zifei Chen, Xinyuan Diao, Fei Yu, Xingchuan Liu, Qiang Ren, and Feng Nan

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This study examines two near-inertial wave events during winter storms using subsurface mooring observations and reanalysis data. Wind energy input during the first storm was about three times that during the second, but the observed near-inertial energy was similar. Eddies and modal contents are important factors. The low modes dominates the first event, while the high modes dominates the second event. These factors together affect the wintertime interior mixing.
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