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The transformation of the internal wave packet during its propagation over the shelf of Portugal was studied in the international experiment EU MAST II MORENA in 1994. This paper presents the results of modeling of the dynamics of this packet under hydrological conditions along the pathway of its propagation. The modeling was performed on the basis of the generalized Gardner-Ostrovskii equation, including inhomogeneous hydrological conditions, rotation of the Earth, and dissipation in the bottom boundary layer. We also discuss the results of the comparison of the observed and simulated forms and phases of individual waves in a packet at reference points.
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Original Russian Text © T.G. Talipova, E.N. Pelinovsky, A.A. Kurkin, O.E. Kurkina, 2014, published in Izvestiya AN. Fizika Atmosfery i Okeana, 2014, Vol. 50, No. 6, pp. 714–722.
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Talipova, T.G., Pelinovsky, E.N., Kurkin, A.A. et al. Modeling the dynamics of intense internal waves on the shelf. Izv. Atmos. Ocean. Phys. 50, 630–637 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0001433814060164
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