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A two dimensional model of wind driven inertial oscillations is formulated. 

 The equations for current velocity model the wind stress as a body force, and 

 are vertically integrated in accordance with the "slab flow" concept. Two 

 dissipation terms are included, one first order and a second order term. A 

 linear constant of proportionality is used for each. 



The changing nature of the thermocline is modeled using the equations of 

 Denman (1973). A general algorithm is used for the solar radiative flux. 



A numerical solution is developed for the system of equations. The portion of 

 the model dealing with thermocline changes is tested against data from Ocean 

 Station Papa. A good fit is obtained, with coefficients similar to those found by 

 Denman and Miyake (1973). 



Current velocities were tested against moored data using progressive 

 vector diagrams. A good fit is obtained. The four day damping of Pollard and 

 Millard (1970) is supported. 



An experimental design is proposed to obtain two dimensional data for the 

 testing of this type of model. 



