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Song, J. (2004). Second-order random wave solutions for internal waves in a two-layer fluid. Geophysical Research Letters 31: doi: 10.1029/2004GL020415. issn: 0094-8276. |
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The equations describing the random displacement of the density interface and the associated velocity potentials in a constant depth, two-layer fluid with a rigid lid were solved to second order using an expansion technique analogous to that used to study random surface waves by Longuet-Higgins <1963> and Sharma and Dean <1979>. As expected, the first-order solutions represent a linear superposition of many waves with different amplitudes, wave numbers and frequencies. The second-order solutions describe the second-order wave-wave interactions. The solutions derived from the present work include as special cases those obtained by Thorpe for progressive internal waves <Thorpe, 1968a> and standing internal waves <Thorpe, 1968b>. Moreover, the solutions reduce to those derived for random surface waves by Sharma and Dean <1979> when the density of the upper fluid is taken as zero. |
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Keywords
Oceanography, Physical, Internal and inertial waves, Oceanography, Physical, Surface waves and tides, Oceanography, Physical, Upper ocean processes |
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Publisher
American Geophysical Union 2000 Florida Avenue N.W. Washington, D.C. 20009-1277 USA 1-202-462-6900 1-202-328-0566 service@agu.org |
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