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Table 2

Features of the global ocean modes that are resonantly excited by the semidiurnal tidal forces.

n Λn2,1${\rm{\Lambda }}_n^{2,1}$ Pn (hours) log10 (Pn) (days)
2 11.129 33.653 0.147
4 41.333 17.462 −0.138
6 91.060 11.765 −0.310
8 160.424 8.864 −0.433
10 249.469 7.108 −0.528
12 358.213 5.932 −0.607
14 486.671 5.089 −0.674
16 634.847 4.456 −0.731
18 802.747 3.962 −0.782
20 990.374 3.567 −0.828

Notes. From left to right are provided the degrees of the ocean modes, their associated eigenvalues, and their resonant rotation periods, given in both hours and days (in logarithmic scale).

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