Solitary waves under curved topography and beta approximation

Abstract

In this paper, the mechanisms of excitation and propagation of nonlinear Rossby waves are investigated by the approach of topographic balance under the beta approximation for the first time. Using time-space elongation transformation and perturbation expansion method, a Korteweg–de Vries model equation for topographic Rossby wave amplitude is derived. The influences of topography parameters on Rossby solitary waves are discussed through qualitative and quantitative analysis.