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The influence of the wind forcing and of the changing of Coriolis parameter on the Ross Sea tidal circulation

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Il Nuovo Cimento C

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The combined effect of wind stress and the latitudinal variation of the Coriolis parameter on the tidal circulation of the Ross Sea is studied. To enhance the role of these forcing terms, the present model—based on the two-dimensional shallow-water equations—echoes that of earlier study to facilitate the comparison of the basic tidal regime. The numerical technique is described in detail along with its stability and accuracy properties. The numerical results are compared with data from direct measurements and with earlier simulations.

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Abbreviations

PACS 92.10.Kp:

Sea-air energy exchange processes

PACS 92.10:

Physics of the oceans

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  1. Istituto per le Applicazioni del Calcolo, CNR, Viale del Policlinico 137, 00161, Roma, Italia

    G. Pontrelli

  2. Istituto di Fisica dell’Atmosfera, CNR, P.le Luigi Sturzo 31, 00144, Roma, Italia

    R. Purini

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Pontrelli, G., Purini, R. The influence of the wind forcing and of the changing of Coriolis parameter on the Ross Sea tidal circulation. Il Nuovo Cimento C 16, 335–347 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02507645

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