Figure 4

Schematic of identification of ISWs by SI method. (a) The 18 °C isotherm displacements (black) and the subtidal components (gray). (b) The internal tide components. The red lines are 20 m amplitudes. (c) The high frequency components. The downward spike-like fluctuations (small black circles) are the large amplitude ISWs. The frequency limits of (a–c) are 0.4 cpd, 0.4–2.5 cpd and 2.5 cpd, respectively.