The barotropic variety of this phenomena may be brought to rest by baroclinic drag, and is a significant source of perturbation during diapycnal mixing.
The barotropic variety of this phenomena may be brought to rest by baroclinic drag, and is a significant source of perturbation during diapycnal mixing. Their period is given by twice their length divided by the square root of the product of depth and the acceleration due to gravity, and they are especially devastating when they match the natural harmonics of the fluid they effect, such as during the 1946 Hilo Bay tsunami.  Caused either by seismic activity or by high wind – for ten points– what are these long oscillations lasting from minutes to hours that occur in enclosed, landlocked bodies of water?
The barotropic variety of this phenomena may be brought to rest by baroclinic drag, and is a significant source of perturbation during diapycnal mixing.
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