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On the theory of calculation of currents in the world's ocean straits

  • Analysis of Observations and Methods of Calculating Oceanic Hydrophysical Fields
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The paper considers the statement of the problem on quasi-stationary diagnosis of currents, temperature, salinity, and density fields for multiply connected areas with fluid boundaries. The principles of self-similar parameterization over the vertical axis are applied by introducing models for the vertical substance distribution, which have two regularly varying functions. The problem is reduced to handling a set of Poisson equations, enabling the boundary conditions to be automatically determined at the island shores. A scheme is presented for calculating current velocity components at an arbitrarily oriented transect. Several examples of current velocity computation for the topographically complex oceanic areas are given which support the data collectedin situ.

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Translated by Vladimir A. Puchkin.

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Vasilyev, A.S. On the theory of calculation of currents in the world's ocean straits. Phys. Oceanogr. 7, 445–454 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02509658

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