Mixing at Supercritical Topography, review paper in Oceanography

I have a proposed parameterization for turbulence caused by breaking tidal waves over sharp topography that is relatively easy to implement in numerical models.

Turbulent breaking of internal tides near topography

Klymak, J.M., M. Buijsman, S.M. Legg, and R. Pinkel, 2012: The direct breaking of internal waves at steep topography. Oceanography, 25(2):150-159, doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2012.50. [bib | DOI | pdf]