In geophysics
"island wakes" is a definition used to refer to atmospheric effects
induced by the island mountains' (atmospheric wakes), as well as ocean
effects induced by the island's bathymetry (ocean wakes). Ocean wakes,
can be grouped into two main categories (i) wakes induced by
atmospheric phenomena (e.g. wind induced wakes), and (ii) wakes induced
by the oceanic phenomena (e.g. ocean current wakes). Both atmospheric
and oceanic wakes have been the subject of intense study by the
scientific community. However, few studies focused on the effect of
atmospheric wakes on the formation of ocean wakes. Furthermore, little
is known about the "life cycle" of either of these wakes i.e. How they
evolve in time and space? What leads to their formation and
dissipation?
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