| Abstract: | The baroclinic instability of the Bosphorus currents is studied in terms of minor disturbances. The Bosphorus current and
undercurrent depend on the seasonal variability of the strait’s dynamics manifesting itself in the intensification of flows
and in the modification of their configuration. In the frame of the linear statement of the problem, the spatial and temporal
characteristics of the disturbances have been obtained for different velocities, layer thicknesses, and interface depths,
as well as for water stratifications. Some regularities in the development of instability in the Bosphorus Strait have been
identified.
Translated by Vladimir A. Puchkin. |
