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This research aims to investigate how seafloor topography affects the internal wave climate in the Ionian Sea.

July 29, 2026Ocean scienceOpen Access

Bottom topography effects on the internal wave climate in the Ionian Sea

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This research aims to investigate how seafloor topography affects the internal wave climate in the Ionian Sea.
Analyzed LADCP and CTD profiles from the abyssal Ionian Sea measured in 2007.
Examined spatial patterns of internal waves over various seafloor morphologies (e.g., shelf, shelf break, abyssal plain).
Applied broadband statistical quantities derived from shear–strain variance partition to assess wave characteristics.
Increasing seafloor roughness leads to a reduction in the absolute shear-to-strain ratio.
Rougher regions enhance strain variance at small vertical scales while diminishing shear variance at larger scales.
Findings suggest that roughness redistributes energy from large-scale internal waves toward small-scale internal waves, altering energy balance.

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Randomized trial examines internal wave climate in the Ionian Sea, indicating topography shapes wave dynamics.

Kokoszka et al. (2026) studied this question.

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