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6.0
4.0
2.0
0.0
−
2.0
−
WIND
+
+
+
+
4.0
L2
0.2
0.1
0.0
+
+
+
−
0.1
−
0.2
C11
3.0
2.0
1.0
0.0
+
+
+
+
−
1.0
C12
2.0
1.0
0.0
+
+
+
+
−
1.0
C10
6.0
5.0
4.0
3.0
2.0
1.0
0.0
+
+
+
+
−
1.0
−
2.0
C6
1.0
0.0
+
+
+
+
−
1.0
−
2.0
12
13
14
15
MAY 1989
FIGURE 9.2.4
Low-frequency currents in the deeper basin (C6B, C10B, C12B, C11B) and
winds from May 10 to 15, 1989. Wind and current vectors are presented relative to the north
pointing upward.
and density stratification. Assuming a wind-stress boundary condition at the surface,
a no-slip friction condition at the bottom, and a constant vertical eddy viscosity
v
, the
horizontal velocity vector
u
(
x, y
) can be estimated:
20
r
r
τ
ν
H
α
σσ α
2
(
)
2
u
=
+
1
−
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