Lee waves in stratified flows with simple harmonic time dependence

Author:

Bell T. H.

Abstract

The process of internal gravity wave generation by the simple harmonic flow (U=U0, cos ω0t) of a stably stratified fluid (Brunt–Väisälä frequencyN) over an obstacle is investigated in some detail. Attention is primarily directed to the behaviour of the solution in various limiting cases, and to estimating the flux of energy into the internal wave field. In general, waves are generated not only at the fundamental frequency ω0, but also at all of its harmonics. But, for values of ω0/Ngreater than about one half, the waves of fundamental frequency are dominant. For values of ω0/N, less than about one half, the quasi-static approximation, in which the problem is considered as a slowly-varying version of the classical lee wave problem, is found to provide a viable estimate for the wave field. The general solution is found to compare favourably with the limited available experimental data.

Publisher

Cambridge University Press (CUP)

Subject

Mechanical Engineering,Mechanics of Materials,Condensed Matter Physics

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