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Generation of internal waves of the near-inertial period by a periodic wind

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Internal waves at the inertial periods and outside them generated by the tangential stress of a periodic wind are studied in a linear statement. At a constant Väisälä-Brunt frequency and the ocean's depth, formulae have been derived which permit the computation of parameters of forced internal waves close to and at the inertial periods. It is shown that when approaching the inertial period, one can observe not only a general increase of the amplitudes of waves and velocities, but also the emergence of separate spikes at the resonance periods. When the periods exceed the inertial one, the wave disturbances attenuate rapidly in the ocean's depths.

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Translated by Mikhail M. Trufanov.

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Ivanov, V.F. Generation of internal waves of the near-inertial period by a periodic wind. Phys. Oceanogr. 5, 69–75 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02197572

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