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Some features of tidal motion near the Guinean shelf

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Soviet journal of physical oceanography

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We have determined the energetic and spatial characteristics of baroclinic and barotropic tidal semi-diurnal fluctuations using the current temperature and velocity data collected by 12 self-contained buoy stations (SCBS) near the shelf of the Republic of Guinea at depths ranging from 50 to 1000 m. Intensive baroclinic motion was observed to prevail near the bottom within the depth range 100–1000 m. The energy of long waves largely propagated from the bottom to the surface, whereas the energy of short waves was transferred in the opposite direction.

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  1. Yu. N. Goryachkin
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  2. V. A. Ivanov
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  3. L. I. Ivanov
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Translated by V. Puchkin.

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Goryachkin, Y.N., Ivanov, V.A., Ivanov, L.I. et al. Some features of tidal motion near the Guinean shelf. Soviet Journal of Physical Oceanography 1, 219–224 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02196875

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