Rossby adjustment over canyons

The influence of submarine canyons on currents is studied using the Rossby adjustment method for an inviscid fluid on an /-plane. Two geometric models are used: (1) a flat bottom, uniform width, vertical edged and infinitely long canyon which cuts through a flat infinite ocean (F canyon model), a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Chen, Xiaoyang
Language:English
Published: 2009
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/6289