Baroclinic Tides: Theoretical Modeling and Observational Evidence (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781107406322)

This book was first published in 2005. When an oceanic tidal wave that is primarily active on the water surface passes an ocean shelf or a region with a seamount, it is split into a less energetic surface wave and other internal modes with different wavelengths and propagation speeds. This cascading process, from the barotropic tides to the baroclinic components, leads to the transformation of tidal energy into turbulence and heat, an important process for the dynamics of the lower ocean. Baroclinic Tides demonstrates the analytical and numerical methods used to study the generation and evolution of baroclinic tides and, by comparison with experiments and observational data, shows how to distinguish and interpret internal waves. Strongly non-linear solitary internal waves, which are generated by internal tidal waves at the final stage of their evolution, are investigated in detail. This book is intended for researchers and graduate students of physical oceanography, geophysical fluid dynamics and hydroacoustics.

Author: Vasiliy Vlasenko, Nataliya Stashchuk, Kolumban Hutter
ISBN-10: 1107406323
ISBN-13: 9781107406322
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 08/09/2012
Pages: 372
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.30lbs
Size: 9.61h x 6.69w x 0.77d