Stratified Coastal Trapped Waves and Mean Flows

Abstract

Coastal waves and wave-generated mean flows are studied in a stratified, rotating laboratory and numerical model oceans. Waves trapped to the coast are generated by time-dependent flow over a sloping and irregular bottom. Flow resulting from oscillatory flow over a sloping bottom, both with and without stratification, and with and without additional topographic features is examined. The wave-driven flow is as important as frictionally driven flow for wide range of parameters relevant to the coastal ocean.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2001
Accession Number
ADA387480

Entities

People

  • LuAnne Thompson

Organizations

  • University of Washington

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boundaries
  • Boundary Layer
  • Boundary Layer Flow
  • Buildings And Structures
  • Continental Slopes
  • Flow
  • Fluid Mechanics
  • Layers
  • Oceans
  • Ridges
  • Rossby Waves
  • Stratification
  • Stratified Fluids
  • Topography
  • Transport Ships
  • Universities
  • Waves

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Coastal Oceanography