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Internal free oscillations in Lake Ontario 1
Author(s) -
Schwab David J.
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
limnology and oceanography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.7
H-Index - 197
eISSN - 1939-5590
pISSN - 0024-3590
DOI - 10.4319/lo.1977.22.4.0700
Subject(s) - oscillation (cell signaling) , internal wave , type (biology) , kelvin wave , geology , physics , mechanics , meteorology , geophysics , chemistry , paleontology , biochemistry
A numerical procedure is used to calculate some of the internal free modes of oscillation in a two‐layer model of Lake Ontario, assuming a uniform equivalent depth. The modes fall into two categories, one set resembling Kelvin‐type waves and the other resembling Poincaré‐type waves. Observational evidence from Lake Ontario agrees qualitatively with the properties of these two types of modes.