Solutions of the (3 + 1) dimensional Charney-Obukhov equation for the ocean, Part I: case of "separation'' of variables

Exact solutions describing Rossby waves and vortices in ocean propagating along the zonal direction at a constant velocity are considered for the (3+1)-dimensional nonlinear Charney-Obukhov equation. In the first part of our work, we give examples of solutions of the Charney-Obukhov equation that satisfy the nonlinear boundary conditions of the ocean, for a special case that corresponds to the “separation” of variables.