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On a free boundary problem for the equations of tidal motions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 February 2010

Bui An Ton
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Department of Mathematics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
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The purpose of this paper is two-fold, (i) to establish the existence of a unique local solution (in time) of an initial boundary-value problem for the tidal equations in bay areas and inlets, and (ii) to show the existence of a time-periodic solution of the equations when the tide raising force satisfies a condition involving the amplitude of the force, the depth of the sea and the domain considered.

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Copyright © University College London 1983

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