Satellite observations of surface manifestations of internal waves in the Caspian Sea

Results of satellite observations of surface manifestations of internal waves in the Caspian Sea are presented. It is proposed that the possible cause of generation of the revealed internal waves is uninodal seiches with a nodal line located in the vicinity of the Apsheron Sill. The basic parameters...

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Published inIzvestiya. Atmospheric and oceanic physics Vol. 47; no. 9; pp. 1119 - 1126
Main Authors Lavrova, O. Yu, Mityagina, M. I., Sabinin, K. D., Serebryany, A. N.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Dordrecht SP MAIK Nauka/Interperiodica 01.12.2011
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Climatology
Earth and Environmental Science
Earth Sciences
Geophysics/Geodesy
Internal waves
Marine
Oceanography
Satellites
Seasonal variations
Seiches
Velocity
Caspian Sea
Eurasia, Caspian Sea
Caspian Sea
satellite imaging
internal waves
sea surface radar observations
seiches
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Summary:Results of satellite observations of surface manifestations of internal waves in the Caspian Sea are presented. It is proposed that the possible cause of generation of the revealed internal waves is uninodal seiches with a nodal line located in the vicinity of the Apsheron Sill. The basic parameters of internal waves in the Caspian Sea, having the form of classical soliton trains, are determined. Seasonal variability of surface manifestations of the internal waves is revealed. The horizontal current velocity of the solitons is assessed. According to the estimation, velocity is about 0.2 m/s, which is sufficient for wind ripple modulation.
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ISSN:0001-4338
1555-628X
DOI:10.1134/S000143381109009X