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Densely-sampled thermistor chain data obtained from a shallow-water acoustics experiment in the Yellow Sea off the coast of Qingdao were analyzed to examine the statistical properties of the 6 to 520 cpd frequency band internal waves observed. The negative skewness coefficients and the greater-than-3 kurtosis coefficients indicated non-Gaussianity of the internal waves. The probability distributions were negatively skewed and abnormally high peaks. Nonlinear properties, as exemplified by the asymmetric waveshapes of the internal waves in the offshore area are described quantitatively.
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Tao, W., Tian-fu, G. Statistical properties of high-frequency internal waves in Qingdao offshore area of the Yellow Sea. Chin. J. Ocean. Limnol. 20, 16–21 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02846607
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