Location of mode-1 and mode-2 internal solitary waves off the Amazon shelf

Location of the leading wave of mode-1 and mode-2 internal solitary wave (ISW) packet off the Amazon shelf from 2005 to 2021 visible in MODIS-Terra images. Each mapped ISW signature is associated with one ID number and has 12 points of latitude and longitude to describe the location of its crest.    

Disciplines

Physical oceanography

Keywords

Internal Solitary wave, Internal tide, Amazon shelf, MODIS-Terra

Location

12.5N, 0S, -30E, -50W

Devices

MODIS sensor onboard the Terra satellite, where the presence of ISW signatures was identified in the sun glint region using band 6 centered at 1640 nm with a spatial resolution of 500 m.
 

Data

FileSizeFormatProcessingAccess
Time acquisition, location and wave mode of ISWs off Amazon shelf
209 KoCSVProcessed data
How to cite
de Macedo Carina Regina, Koch-Larrouy Ariane, Da Silva José Carlos Bastos, Magalhães Jorge Manuel, Vantrepotte Vincent (2023). Location of mode-1 and mode-2 internal solitary waves off the Amazon shelf. SEANOE. https://doi.org/10.17882/96290

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