The dynamics of elongated and strongly stratified straits
A three-dimensional frictional Ekman-type model has been derived from an analysis of the primitive momentum equations for the cases of long, strongly stratified straits. An analytical solution has been obtained. A set of model experiments is developed to investigate the formation of depth-integrated...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Instituto de Geofísica
1998-08-01
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| Series: | Geofísica Internacional |
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| Online Access: | http://www.geofisica.unam.mx/unid_apoyo/editorial/publicaciones/investigacion/geofisica_internacional/anteriores/1998/04/bulgakov.pdf |
| Summary: | A three-dimensional frictional Ekman-type model has been derived from an analysis of the primitive momentum equations for the cases of long, strongly stratified straits. An analytical solution has been obtained. A set of model experiments is developed to investigate the formation of depth-integrated circulation patterns and three-dimensional current structures, as functions of external forcing, and parameter values for channels having nonuniform depth, and rotating in the ß-plane. The model results are compared with hydrological data obtained for the Bosphorus strait. |
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| ISSN: | 0016-7169 |