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6 - Wind-Driven Flows in Homogeneous, Semienclosed Basins
Arnoldo Valle-Levinson, University of Florida
Book:

Introduction to Estuarine Hydrodynamics

Published online:

24 February 2022

Print publication:

03 March 2022, pp 85-97
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Summary

This chapter continues studying flows in homogeneous semienclosed basins. The main flow driver in this case is the wind. Density gradients and their dynamic impact continue to be neglected. Flows driven by density gradients will be treated in the Chapter 7. The present chapter begins with a presentation of fundamental concepts related to wind-driven flows in homogenous fluids. Then it goes into a quantitative presentation of the fundamental dynamics related to these flows in semienclosed basins. It describes the effects on wind-driven flows of lateral variations in bathymetry. The chapter concludes with a comparison of theoretical results to observations of wind-driven flows.