Analysis of current induced by long internal solitary waves in stratified ocean

An approximate theoretical expression for the current induced by long internal solitary waves is presented when the ocean is continuously or two-layer stratified.Particular attention is paid to characterizing velocity fields in terms of magnitude,flow components,and their temporal evolution/spatial distribution.For the two-layer case,the effects of the upper/lower layer depths and the relative layer density difference upon the induced current are further studied.The results show that the horizontal componen...