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MYSIMULATORENVIRONMENT SYSTEMS / 008
PHYSICAL OCEANOGRAPHY
INITIALISING WEBGL

INTERACTIVE ENVIRONMENT PACK / PELAGIA–IW8

Below the surface.

Discover the invisible waves travelling along the ocean’s density boundary. Shape the continental shelf, tune stratification, and watch energy move through the water column.

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TWO-LAYER
OCEAN MODEL
REDUCED-GRAVITY / STAGGERED GRID
3D OCEAN VOLUMEBAROCLINIC MODE 01
DRAG TO ORBIT · SCROLL TO ZOOM
UPPER LAYER TRACERS LOWER LAYER TRACERS DENSITY INTERFACE
0 m−14 m−42 m
SIMULATION TIME0m 00s
PHASE VELOCITY ↗
—LONG INTERNAL WAVE SPEED
DENSITY CONTRAST ≋
—ρ₂ − ρ₁
PEAK DISPLACEMENT ⌁
—ABSOLUTE INTERFACE MOTION
MODEL ENERGY ◈
—PER UNIT 2D DENSITY FACTOR
LIVE SENSOR ARRAY / 01

Interface displacement profile

η(x,t)
← DEEP WATERSHOALING SHELF →
MOORED GAUGES / 02

Wave arrival history

SENSOR A (22%) SENSOR B (76%)
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