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Generation and propagation of several-day period fluctuations along the southeast coast of Honshu, Japan, were investigated by analyzing sea level data and by using a numerical model. The sea level data obtained at twelve stations from Choshi to Omaezaki in fall in 1991, showed energy peaks at the 3–6 day period at the eastern stations in this coast. Time lags of the 3–6 day period fluctuations between station and station indicate westward propagation along the coast. However, the energy level of the 3–6 day period fluctuations suddenly decreased south of the Izu Peninsula. Numerical experiments using a two-layer model were performed to clarify the generation and propagation mechanism of the several-day period fluctuations by periodical wind in fall. The amplitude distributions of observed sea level were qualitatively explained by a coastal-trapped wave (CTW) in the numerical experiment. From the discussions on propagation of a free wave, CTW with the characteristics of a shelf wave generated by the wind along the northeast of the Boso Peninsula was separated into two types of wave at the southeast of the peninsula. One is an internal Kelvin wave with large interface displacement and the other is the shelf wave propagating over the northern part of the Izu Ridge. The sudden decrease in the surface displacement with the 3–6 day period observed at the western stations is considered to be due to the local effect of the wind and phase relation between the internal Kelvin wave and shelf wave.
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Kitade, Y., Matsuyama, M. Coastal-Trapped Waves with Several-Day Period Caused by Wind along the Southeast Coast of Honshu, Japan. Journal of Oceanography 56, 727–744 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1011186018956
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