Author(s):
Coelho, Emanuel 
; Jesus, S. M. ; Stephan, Yang ; Demoulin, Xavier ; Porter, Michael B.
Date: 1997
Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/5193
Origin: Sapientia - Universidade do Algarve
Document details
Intimate '96: shallow water tomography in the sea of the condemned
Description
As is well-known, the tidal force of the moon and the sun can cause notable changes in the sea level. Besides this so-called barotropic effect, the tidal force also drives internal waves in a daily rhythm. Thus, the internal wave spectrum is often dominated by a single component with perhaps 10 km from crest to crest. This ‘‘internal tide’’ tends to propagate toward shore and has its greatest height near the shelfbreak.
As is well-known, the tidal force of the moon and the sun can cause notable changes in the sea level. Besides this so-called barotropic effect, the tidal force also drives internal waves in a daily rhythm. Thus, the internal wave spectrum is often dominated by a single component with perhaps 10 km from crest to crest. This ‘‘internal tide’’ tends to propagate toward shore and has its greatest height near the shelfbreak.
Document Type
Conference Object
Language English
Language English
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