SYMBOLS AND DEFINITIONS — Continued 



ri(x,t) vertical movement of sea surface 



angle in polar coordinates 



•angle of inclination of water surface at front of surge 

 •degrees latitude measured from the pole 



0J angle of incident wave ray 



• a constant 



6„ angle of transmitted wave ray 



• a constant 



£ horizontal displacement of a water particle 



p density 



•dimensionless distance from the shoreline = x/a 



a d/L 



a r 2v/T r 



<f> longitude of a point 



<j>(t) variable used in determining movement of the sea surface 



X dimensionless distance measured seaward from the shoreline 



ip latitude of a point 



ik wave radiation function 



i^2 wave radiation function 



0, an arbitrary function 



•rotational speed of the Earth in radians per second 



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