Abstract:
Barotropic trapped wave solutions of a linearized system of the ocean dynamics equations are described, for semi-infinite, $f$-plane model basin of a constant depth bordering a straight, vertical coast, for some “typical” values of the model parameters. No-slip boundary conditions are considered. When the wave length is shorter than the Rossby deformation radius, the main features of the wave solutions are as follows: the Kelvin wave exponential offshore decay scale essentially decreases as the wave length decreases, an additional wave solution propagating in the opposite direction appears.
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