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On stationary topography-induced rossby-wave patterns in a barotropic zonal current

Über stationäre topographisch beeinflußte Felder von Rossby Wellen in einer barotropischen zonalen Strömung

Sur les systèmes d'ondes Rossby provoquées par le topographie fixe, dans un courant zonal barotropique

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The present remarks concern the modification, by a bottom-topographical feature or other stationary perturbing effect, of a uniform zonal frictionless barotropic current in a betaplane. Simple examples illustrate the fact that there are several qualitatively distinct ways in which the zonal current can be affected by the topography.

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Die vorliegende Arbeit befaßt sich mit der Änderung einer einheitlichen, zonalen, reibungslosen, barotropischen Strömung in einer beta-Ebene infolge eines topographischen oder eines anderen stationären Störeffekts. Einfache Beispiele zeigen, daß die zonale Strömung auf verschiedene qualitativ unterschiedliche Weise durch die Topographie beeinflußt werden kann.

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Les présentes remarques se rapportent à la modification — du fait d'une caractéristique topographique du fond ou de tout autre effet perturbateur fixe — d'un courant barotropique sans frottement, zonal, uniforme dans un plan-beta. Des exemples simples illustrent le fait qu'il y a plusieurs manières, qualitativement distinctes, dont le courant zonal peut être affecté par la topographie.

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This work was supported by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (Contribution No. 2292), and by the National Science Foundation, through Grant GZ-419 to the 1967 W.H.O.I. Summer Program in geophysical fluid dynamics.

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McIntyre, M.E. On stationary topography-induced rossby-wave patterns in a barotropic zonal current. Deutsche Hydrographische Zeitschrift 21, 203–214 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02232686

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