Evolution of inertial frequency oscillations
- 21 August 1973
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Journal of Fluid Mechanics
- Vol. 60 (2) , 383-389
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022112073000212
Abstract
Approximate equations are derived for the slow variation in amplitude of free oscillations at the inertial frequency in a slightly stratified ocean. In an ocean of constant depth with horizontally uniform stratification the evolution equation for waves of small vertical mode number can be reduced to a Schrödinger equation, with the increment in Coriolis parameter playing the role of the potential. An exact solution of the Schrödinger equation is presented which demonstrates the transience of inertial oscillations.Keywords
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