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In this paper, the cusp-shaped wave pattern (Legeckis wave) along the Equatorial Front (EF) is modeled by a meandering jet, and the motion of fluid parcels in a two-dimensional kinematic model of the meandering jet along EF is studied using Melnikov’s method. Results indicated that the velocity field of the cusp-shaped wave pattern can indeed be modeled by a meandering jet; that the EF will act as a barrier to fluid exchange if there is no variability, but that it is just the variability that moves the buoy across the EF.
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Project 49876011 supported by NSFC and Project 98042301 supported by RFDP.
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Jiang, Cl., Lu, J. & Wu, Dx. Fluid exchange across the equatorial front. Chin. J. Ocean. Limnol. 19, 112–118 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02863034
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02863034