Gravity wave solutions

with small amplitude approximation

Frequency plot as a function of
wavenumber
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSWmhkcPsHw
General structure of Kelvin waves in
the NE, Equator and SE
Kelvin waves in the Adriatic Sea as
agents for tidal motion
M2 period-> 12.5 hours
S2 period-> 12 hours

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Amplitude contours
Thin Black
Phase contours
Layers and stratification
1,5 layer model
Inertial oscillations
Spectra from current meters in the
North Atlantic at 600 m depth
 Frequency of inertial oscillations
• Omega=7.29 10-5
2p 2p
T= = = 18.6hours
f 2Wsin(40)
2p 2p
T =T = = = 69hours
f 2Wsin(10)

Show the kmz movie for the Med

Inertial fluctuations in a current record in
the Adriatic Sea (from numerical model
output)

Approx. 19 hours
Measured inertial waves with drifters
Solutions of different equations