Solutions to the Shallow Water Equations in an Ocean Basin Forced by Unsteady Winds

Abstract

The analytic solution to the shallow water equations in a closed equatorial basin subject to arbitrary wind forcing is presented. Two particular examples, including the transient response of the basin to a moving top hat wind pulse representative of the atmospheric Southern Oscillation, are worked out in detail. The analytic results compare favorably with previously published numerical model results and offer new potential for interpreting equatorial ocean variability both modeled and observed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 13, 1988
Accession Number
ADA201682

Entities

People

  • Mary A. Rennick
  • Robert L. Haney

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Atmosphere Models
  • Atmospheres
  • Boundaries
  • Coefficients
  • Computer Graphics
  • Couplings
  • Dispersion Relations
  • Leading Edges
  • Ocean Basins
  • Oceans
  • Oscillation
  • Reflection
  • Sea Surface Temperature
  • Shallow Water
  • Steady State
  • Surface Temperature
  • Wind Stress

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Finite Element Method (FEM) for solving Partial Differential Equations (PDEs)
  • Oceanography.