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Baroclinic Tides Theoretical Modelling And Observational Evidence

By Kolumban Hutter , Vasiliy Vlasenko , Nataliya Stashchuk

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2005
ISBN
0521843952, 9780521843959, 9780511126239
LCC
QC880.4.B35 V55 2005
Open Library ID
OL3428662M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
15 MB (15587012 bytes)
Pages
373\373
Library
Kingdwarf
Scanned
yes
Time added
2010-01-07 06:59:20
Механика;Механика жидкостей и газов;Гидрогазодинам

Description

When an oceanic tidal wave that is primarily active on the water surface passes an ocean shelf or a region with a seamount, it is split into a less energetic surface wave and other internal modes with different wavelengths and propagation speeds. This cascading process, from the barotropic tides to the baroclinic components, leads to the transformation of tidal energy into turbulence and heat, an important process for the dynamics of the lower ocean. Baroclinic Tides demonstrates the analytical and numerical methods used to study the generation and evolution of baroclinic tides and, by comparison with experiments and observational data, shows how to distinguish and interpret internal waves. Strongly non-linear solitary internal waves, which are generated by internal tidal waves at the final stage of their evolution, are investigated in detail. This book is intended for researchers and graduate students of physical oceanography, geophysical fluid dynamics and hydroacoustics.

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