Summary
The effect of travelling wind disturbances on a rectangular bay of uniform depth is investigated. The disturbances are represented by square wave pulses travelling along the bay with a given width and a given speed of propagation. The effects of bottom friction and earth's rotation are ignored. The dynamical equations are solved analytically using the method of characteristics and the results are presented in terms of the maximum water level fluctuation at the closed end of the bay as a function of the speed and the width of the disturbances.
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Der Effekt wandernder Windstörungen auf eine rechteckige Bucht konstanter Tiefe wird untersucht. Die Störungen werden durch stufenförmige Wellenimpulse dargestellt, die mit vorgegebener Breite und Fortpflanzungsgeschwindigkeit die Bucht entlang wandern. Die Einflüsse von Bodenreibung und Erdrotation wurden vernachlässigt. Die dynamischen Gleichungen werden unter Zuhilfenahme der Charakteristikenmethode analytisch gelöst. Die Resultate werden in Form der maximalen Wasserstandsänderungen am oberen Ende der Bucht als Funktion der Fortpflanzungsgeschwindigkeit und der Breite der Störung dargestellt.
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Rao, D.B. Effect of travelling disturbances on a rectangular bay of uniform depth. Arch. Met. Geoph. Biokl. A. 18, 171–190 (1969). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02247871
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