Abstract
Pertubation equations for a two-layer model are used to study the effect of the frictiona boundary layer in waves on a baroclinic current. It is found, that the change of the propagation speed of waves due to friction is sgnificant only within the waveband, for which amplification occurs. Compared with the frictionless case, this waveband is broader when friction is included. The frictional instability is explained by kinetic energy considerations.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3402/tellusa.v13i3.9512 | Journal eISSN: 3035-9554
Language: English
Page range: 363 - 367
Published on: Jan 1, 1961
Published by: Stockholm University Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
© 1961 E. O. Holopainen, published by Stockholm University Press
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