Observations and models of the energy flux from the wind to mixed-layer inertial currents

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Model-predicted distribution of wind-induced internal wave energy in the world's oceans (2008, unknown): “…input into surface near-inertial motions to be 0.5–0.7 TW [Pollard and Millard, 1970; D'Asaro, 1985; Watanabe and Hibiya, 2002; Alford, 2003a; Watanabe et al., 2005], they are thought to be too simplified to yield accurate estimates [Plueddemann and Farrar, 2006].”
Ocean Circulation Kinetic Energy: Reservoirs, Sources, and Sinks (2009, background): “Plueddemann and Farrar (2006) analyzed the effects of shear at the base of the mixed layer, which acts as a damping term, and showed that Alford’s estimates of the power input to the ocean by generation of inertial frequencies is likely being overestimated by about a factor of two; see also…”