A Note on Coastally Trapped Waves Generated by the Wind at the Northern Bight of Panama
Abstract
An operational version of the Navy Layered Ocean Model is used to study the generation of a coastally trapped wave forced by a strong and intermittent wind event at the Northern Bight of Panama. This study identifies the winds at the Northern Bight of Panama as a new source for the generation of coastally trapped waves along the west coast of the North American continent. The results indicate that after its generation, the wave propagated poleward increasing the sea level > 10 cm, producing surface currents > 50 cm/s, and traveling > 1200 km. The generation and existence of the coastally trapped wave and the model results are validated with sea surface height coastal tide gauge observations.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 2008
- Accession Number
- ADA484935
Entities
People
- Edward Joseph Metzger
- Luis Zamudio
- Patrick J. Hogan
Organizations
- United States Naval Research Laboratory