We present Cassini Visual and Infrared Mapping Spectrometer (VIMS) observations of sun glitter—wave-induced reflections from a liquid surface offset from a specular point—on Kraken Mare. sun glitter reveals rough sea surfaces around Kraken Mare, namely the coasts and narrow straits. The sun glitter observations indicate wave activity driven by the winds and tidal currents in Kraken Mare during northern summer. T104 Cassini VIMS observations show three sun glitter features in Bayta Fretum indicative of variegated wave fields. We cannot uniquely determine one source for the coastal Bayta waves, but we lean toward the interpretation of surface winds, because tidal currents should be too weak to generate capillary–gravity waves in Bayta Fretum. T105 and T110 observations reveal wave fields in the straits of Seldon Fretum, Lulworth Sinus, and Tunu Sinus that likely originate from the constriction of tidal currents. Coastlines of Bermoothes and Hufaidh Insulae adjoin rough sea surface...

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从卡西尼号VIMS太阳闪闪观测到的海怪海峡中检测到的潮流

我们介绍了卡西尼号视觉和红外映射光谱仪（VIMS）在Kraken Mare上观察到的太阳闪光（从镜面反射的液体表面偏移的波引起的反射）。阳光照耀着海妖岛周围的粗糙海面，即海岸和狭窄的海峡。太阳闪烁的观测结果表明，在北部夏季，海风和潮汐驱动海浪活动。T104卡西尼号VIMS观测结果显示，在Bayta Fretum的三个太阳闪光特征表明杂波场。我们无法唯一确定沿海Bayta波的一个来源，但我们倾向于解释表面风，因为潮流应该太弱而无法在Bayta Fretum中产生毛细重力波。T105和T110观测揭示了Seldon Fretum，Lulworth Sinus，以及突努窦可能是由于潮汐流的收缩。Bermoothes和Hufaidh Insulae的海岸线毗邻粗糙的海面...