From: The vertical structure of annual wave energy flux in the tropical Indian Ocean
Baroclinic mode | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
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Gravity wave speed (m/s) | 2.63 | 1.57 | 0.956 | 0.706 | 0.557 | 0.467 |
Equatorial deformation radius (km) | 339 | 262 | 205 | 176 | 156 | 143 |
Equatorial inertial period (day) | 9.4 | 12.1 | 15.6 | 18.1 | 20.4 | 22.3 |
Basin mode period (year) | 0.29 | 0.49 | 0.81 | 1.1 | 1.39 | 1.66 |
α(n) (non-dimensional) | 0.39 | 0.41 | 0.27 | 0.29 | 0.23 | 0.22 |
Wind-coupling thickness (m) | 1123 | 1062 | 1644 | 1505 | 1933 | 1955 |