Frictional influence on internal Kelvin waves

Numerical Simulation of Internal Kelvin Waves and Coastal Upwelling Fronts*

Two three-dimensional primitive equation numerical ocean models are applied to the problem of internal Kelvin waves and coastal upwelling in the Great Lakes. One is the Princeton Ocean Model (POM) with a terrain-following (sigma) vertical coordinate, and the other is the Dietrich/Center for Air Sea Technology (DIECAST) model with constant z-level coordinates. The sigma coordinate system is part...

Influence of Oceanic Intraseasonal Kelvin Waves on Eastern Pacific Hurricane Activity

Recent studies have highlighted the role of subsurface ocean dynamics in modulating eastern Pacific (EPac) hurricane activity on interannual time scales. In particular, the well-known El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) recharge–discharge mechanism has been suggested to provide a good understanding of the year-to-year variability of hurricane activity in this region. This paper investigates the...

The Influence of Amazon Rainfall on the Atlantic ITCZ through Convectively Coupled Kelvin Waves

Using outgoing longwave radiation (OLR) and Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) daily rain-rate data, systematic changes in intensity and location of the Atlantic intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ) were detected along the equator during boreal spring. It is found that the changes in convection over the tropical Atlantic may be induced by deep convection in equatorial South America. La...

Turbulent cascade of Kelvin waves on vortex filaments

A discussion on Neumann-Kelvin model for progressive water waves

This paper focus on the role of the capillary in the modelling and the analysis of progressive waves at the surface of the sea. It is proved that the classical Neumann-Kelvin model is fully instable and should be modified in order to be mechanically reliable. It is shown that the easiest way to take the capillary into account is to use a formulation where the normal displacement of the free sur...