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Jan et al. 2004
Jan, S., Chern, C., Wang, J. and Chao, S. (2004). The anomalous amplification of M2 tide in the Taiwan Strait. Geophysical Research Letters 31: doi: 10.1029/2003GL019373. issn: 0094-8276.

The complex tidal wave propagation pattern in the Taiwan Strait invites parochialism. Along the eastern (Taiwan) boundary of the strait, the anomalous amplification of M2 tide in the middle often led to the parochial view that two tidal waves coming from both ends of the strait collide in the middle, creating wave resonance. Along the western (China) boundary, one sees a southward progressive tidal wave and hence no wave collision. To reconcile, we examine a few solutions of a numerical tidal model below. Both realistic bottom bathymetry and idealized bottom topographies are used to identify dominant mechanism leading to the complex tidal wave propagation. Our process of elimination identifies the wave reflection of southward propagating tidal wave by the deep trench in the southern strait as the true cause responsible for the complex wave propagation pattern.

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Keywords
Oceanography, Physical, Surface waves and tides, Oceanography, General, Numerical modeling, Oceanography, General, Continental shelf processes
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Geophysical Research Letters
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