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5 - Tidal Residual Flows in Homogeneous, Semienclosed Basins

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 February 2022

Arnoldo Valle-Levinson
Arnoldo Valle-Levinson
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University of Florida
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Summary

This chapter describes tidal residual flows expected from dynamic considerations in semienclosed basins without the influence of density gradients. The chapter first qualitatively connects the concepts of Chapter 4, shallow-water tides, to the generation of residual flows. It then introduces a qualitative and quantitative description of the mechanisms that may generate these tidal residual flows in basins with a main channel flanked by shoals. It follows with an explanation of the flow structure in this type of basin, considering ‘long’ and ‘short’ basins, relative to the tidal wavelength. It then depicts examples that compare observations to theoretical expectations. The chapter concludes with descriptions of flows around headlands or sites with coastline curvature.

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Stokes transportresidual set uptidal stresscurvature-induced flows
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Introduction to Estuarine Hydrodynamics , pp. 68 - 84
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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