The effect of finite vertical Ekman number on the coastal boundary layers of a lake
Abstract
The linear hydrostatic coastal boundary layers in a shallow lake were previously investigated by the author under the assumption of infinitesimal vertical Ekman number; overlapping layers of thickness E½H and E½H/E½v were found (Janowitz, 1970). In this work the boundary layers are investigated for Ev = 0(1). The E½H/E½v layer is distinguishable, though thinner. The E½H layer is also present in a modified form; each vertical component present has a different horizontal length scale, though each is 0(E½H). Numerical calculations of boundary layer thicknesses for Ev = 0.1, 0.5, 1.0 were performed.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3402/tellusa.v24i5.10655 | Journal eISSN: 3035-9554
Language: English
Page range: 414 - 420
Submitted on: Sep 2, 1971
Accepted on: Jun 5, 1972
Published on: Jan 1, 1972
Published by: Stockholm University Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
© 1972 Gerald S. Janowitz, published by Stockholm University Press
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