Reflection of Intermediate Frequency Equatorial Kelvin and Yanai Waves at Obliquely Oriented Eastern Boundaries

If the eastern boundary of an equatorial ocean basin is straight but not perpendicular to the equator, intermediate frequency equatorial Kelvin or Yanai waves will generate coastally trapped Kelvin waves propagating away from the equator along the obliquely oriented boundary in both hemispheres. This study investigates the partition of energy propagation away from the equator as a function of frequency, incident wave type and the orientation of the coastline relative to the equator.