Atlas of Variations in the Ocean-Atmosphere System in the North Atlantic. Issue 6. Seasonal Variations in Tidal Phenomena and Internal Waves

• Main Author: Boris,L. I.
• Other Authors: TRANSLATION CONSULTANTS LTD ARLINGTON VA
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1972
• Subjects: Atmospheric Physics; Physical and Dynamic Oceanography; (*OCEAN WAVES; ATLANTIC OCEAN); PERIODIC VARIATIONS; MICROBAROMETRIC WAVES; TIDES; EQUATIONS OF MOTION; CURVE FITTING; GRAPHICS; MAPS; OCEAN CURRENTS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; ATMOSPHERIC MOTION; INTERACTIONS; NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN; *AIR WATER INTERACTIONS; SEASONAL VARIATIONS; GRAVITY WAVES; INTERNAL WAVES; TRANSLATIONS; North Atlantic
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0750842; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0750842

Computations of seasonal variations in internal waves and tidal phenomena in the northern Atlantic Ocean are presented. The calculations are made for tides using Hansen's equations assuming a homogeneous ocean and for internal waves using the method suggested by Fjeldstad. Then variations in vertical density were incorporated in the calculations to provide preliminary information on tidal phenomena in an inhomogeneous ocean. Computations based on a theoretical model were modified and checked using direct observations. Charts show tides and tidal currents for average astronomical conditions based on a homogeneous ocean, characteristic seasonal curves for internal waves, and currents associated with tides and internal waves. (Author) Trans. of mono. Atlas izmenenii Sostoyaniya Sistemy Okean-Atmosfera v Severnoi Atlantike. Vypusk 6. Sezonnye Izmeneniya Prilivnykh Yavlenii i Vnutrennikh Voln, Moscow 1970.