Huge internal waves in the vicinity of the Spitsbergen Island (Barents Sea)

The generation of huge amplitude internal waves by the barotropic tide in the Barents Sea at high latitudes is examined using the numerical model of the Euler 2-D equations for incompressible stratified fluid. The area considered is located between the Spitsbergen (Svalbard) Island and the Franz-Vic...

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Main Authors: O. E. Kurkina, T. G. Talipova
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2011-03-01
Series:Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences
Online Access:http://www.nat-hazards-earth-syst-sci.net/11/981/2011/nhess-11-981-2011.pdf