Naslov
Statistical approach to wind induced currents in the Northern Adriatic

Autori
Krajcar, Valter

Izvornik
Geofizika (0352-3659) 20 (2003); 93-104

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
northern Adriatic Sea; Bora; Sirocco; wind-driven currents; principal component analysis

Sažetak
Wind induced currents in the Northern Adriatic were analysed from a statistical point of view based on a 10 year long meteorological data set and a large amount of current-meter data measured in the same period at two stations. More than a hundred Bora and Sirocco episodes were averaged to typical Bora and Sirocco episodes. Using principal component analysis (PCA) it was found that the first four modes explain more than 80% of the total sea current variability. The first two modes describe about 50% of the current variability. There is a significant response of the first mode to Bora forcing and the second mode to Sirocco forcing, in good agreement with an earlier numerical model.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Geologija

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