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Recent advances in shelf wave dynamics
Author(s) -
Mysak Lawrence A.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
reviews of geophysics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 8.087
H-Index - 156
eISSN - 1944-9208
pISSN - 8755-1209
DOI - 10.1029/rg018i001p00211
Subject(s) - continental shelf , dissipation , geology , geophysics , oceanography , physics , thermodynamics
A theoretical discussion is presented of the propagation, stability, generation, scattering, interactions, and dissipation of low‐frequency waves trapped along continental shelves. Brief accounts of laboratory and oceanic evidence of these ‘shelf’ waves are also given. The emphasis is on those aspects of shelf wave dynamics that have been published during the past 5 years. Several theoretical and observational questions that deserve attention in the future are raised.