title: Energy spectra of the ocean's internal wave field: theory and observations.
abstract: The high-frequency limit of the Garrett and Munk spectrum of internal waves in the ocean and the observed deviations from it are shown to form a pattern consistent with the predictions of wave turbulence theory. In particular, the high-frequency limit of the Garrett and Munk spectrum constitutes an exact steady-state solution of the corresponding kinetic equation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Mathematical Sciences, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York 12180, USA.
authors.forename: Yuri V
authors.initials: YV
authors.lastname: Lvov
authors.forename: Kurt L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Polzin
authors.forename: Esteban G
authors.initials: EG
authors.lastname: Tabak