LIST OF SYMBOLS 



A {a ^+b 2)1/2^ j.jj^g amplitude of the Fourier components 



a , b Fourier amplitudes 



A^, B^ Amplitudes of the modes, W^(z), of an internal wave 



c a>/K, phase velocity 



f Coriolis parameter = 2D, sin $ where Q, is the angular 



frequency of the earth and $ is the latitude 



g Acceleration of gravity 



H Bottom depth 



h Horizontal component, used as an index 



/sq Amplitude of the inhomogeneous term responsible for the 



development of internal tides (magnitude 10~^^cm~^ sec~'^) 



kj^ ^ Fourier components of kg 



Kq Amplitude of the tide-generation force 



-?,m Integers in Fourier expansions 



P P/p 



p Pressure 



S Salinity 



T Temperature 



V Ship's velocity 



V iu,v,w) = velocity vector 



w(x,y,z,t) w(x,y,z) exp (icut) = w(2)G(x,y) exp (icot) = w(z}G(x)G(y) 

 exp (icot) vertical velocity 



W^(z)' Modes of the eigenfunctions, describing the vertical depen- 



dency of an internal wave with the vertical velocity 

 w(x,y,z,t) 



