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c. Determine the coefficients B m and B K .
d. Show that the j =1Rossby waves reflects into a Kelvin wave.
(11.5) Equatorial thermocline
To get familiar with the solutions (11.75) we consider the limit ω =0(steady
forcing, hence τ x = f (x)) but keep ǫ 0 =0.
a. Determine the thermocline solution at the equator explicitly for this case.
b. Now take the limit ǫ 0 → 0 in the result of a. and derive (11.78).
c. Describe which physical processes determine the zonal slope in the thermocline and which processes set the thermocline depth at the western boundary
of the domain.
DYNAMICAL OCEANOGRAPHY
c. Determine the coefficients B m and B K .
d. Show that the j =1Rossby waves reflects into a Kelvin wave.
(11.5) Equatorial thermocline
To get familiar with the solutions (11.75) we consider the limit ω =0(steady
forcing, hence τ x = f (x)) but keep ǫ 0 =0.
a. Determine the thermocline solution at the equator explicitly for this case.
b. Now take the limit ǫ 0 → 0 in the result of a. and derive (11.78).
c. Describe which physical processes determine the zonal slope in the thermocline and which processes set the thermocline depth at the western boundary
of the domain.