Adapted from Freeland et al. (1986).
Adapted from Church, Freeland and Smith (1986).
Adapted from Freeland et al. (1986).
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An overview of the Australian Coastal Experiment designed to verify the existence of coastal trapped waves and explain thier dynamics. See Lecture 13 of An Introduction to Physical Oceanography for details on oceanograpic equipment used in this and similar field experiments. Adapted from Freeland et al. (1986). |
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Alongshore velocity (m s-1) at 125 m depth as observed at the first mooring from the coast on line 1. The data were low-pass filtered to eliminate tides. Note the regular reversal of the current direction every few days. Adapted from Church, Freeland and Smith (1986). |
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Variability of the current at line 1 and at line 3, expressed as total variance for phenomena with periods around 25 days. Note that the current varies most over the shelf break, indicating that at these periods wave motion is strongest there. Adapted from Freeland et al. (1986). |
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