Resonance of long waves generated by storms obliquely crossing shelf topography in a rotating ocean

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 682, Issue , 2011, Pages 261-288

  Thiebaut, S ^a   Vennell, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

topographic effects; waves in rotating fluids

Indexed keywords

GRAVITY WAVES; RESONANCE; TIME MEASUREMENT; TOPOGRAPHY;

ATMOSPHERIC DISTURBANCE; CONTINENTAL SHELVES; CRITICAL ANGLES; EARTH'S ROTATION; OBLIQUELY CROSSINGS; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECTS; TRANSLATION SPEED; WAVES IN ROTATING FLUIDS;

STORMS;

ATMOSPHERIC FORCING; BAROTROPIC WAVE; CONTINENTAL SHELF; EARTH ROTATION; KELVIN WAVE; OCEAN WAVE; RESONANCE; ROTATING FLOW; STORM; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECT; WAVE GENERATION;

EID: 80052183183     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/jfm.2011.221     Document Type: Article

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