A TWO-LAYER FRICTIONAL MODEL OF THE OCEANIC CIRCULATION. I. WIND-DRIVEN OTION IN A RECTANGULAR BASIN.

Abstract

A study is made of the circulation in a two-layer ocean with rectangular boundaries, driven by a zonal wind. The dynamics is linear, with bottom and interface stresses included, but a non-linearity arises from finite variations in layer depth. The solution gives a directly wind-driven gyre in the upper layer; in the lower layer a recirculating boundary current arises that intensifies the transport at the coast. Numerical examples are worked out for a sinusoidal wind stress. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1965
Accession Number
AD0470700

Entities

People

  • Pierre Welander

Organizations

  • Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boundaries
  • Dynamics
  • Linearity
  • Stresses
  • Transport Ships
  • Wind Stress

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
  • Coastal Oceanography
  • Structural Dynamics.