The dispersion relation for planetary waves in the presence of mean flow and topography. Part I: Analytical theory and one-dimensional examples

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 34, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 2692-2711

  Killworth, Peter D ^a   Blundell, Jeffrey R ^a  

^a NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COALESCENCE; DISPERSION (WAVES); EIGENVALUES AND EIGENFUNCTIONS; OCEANOGRAPHY; SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY;

BOTTOM TOPOGRAPHIC GRADIENTS; INERTIAL FREQUENCY; MEAN FLOW; PLANETARY WAVES;

WATER WAVES;

EIGENVALUE; NUMERICAL MODEL; OCEAN WAVE; PLANETARY WAVE; WAVE DISPERSION;

EID: 13644261564     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JPO2635.1     Document Type: Article

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