Sub-Tidal Oscillations in Monterey Harbor.
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Authors
Raines, William Albert.
Subjects
Advisors
Thompson, Warren C.
Date of Issue
1967-06
Date
Publisher
Monterey, California. U.S. Naval Postgraduate School
Language
en_US
Abstract
Analysis of tide records from Monterey Harbor for the
three-year period 1964-1966 showed that two types of
sub-tidal oscillations occur in the harbor having mean
periods in the range of 19 to 39 minutes and 1.5 to 2.0
minutes. Their heights, recorded on the tide records,
varied from 0.2 to 0.4 foot and from 0.1 to 0.5 foot,
respectively. The longer waves occur in trains having
durations from a few hours to several days, and have a
well-defined seasonal and diurnal frequency of occurrence,
being most common during July and between the hours of
1200 and 1600. The shorter waves are recorded almost
continuously. The long period waves probably are
progressive waves produced by air-pressure fluctuations or
by resonance with the ordinary surface waves associated
with the coastal sea breeze. The short period waves
appear to be either natural oscillations of the harbor or
surf beat accompanying swell arriving from the open ocean.
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Thesis
Description
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Department
Oceanography