Transient Tidal Circulation and Momentum Balances at a Shallow Inlet
Methods - Hench_and_Luettich_JPO_030002
FIG. 1. Idealized inlet (a) model finite-element grid and (b) bathymetry.
Model sensitivity - Hench_and_Luettich_JPO_030004
Circulation
FIG. 3. (a)(f ) Tidal ellipses and (g),(h) Eulerian residual currents for the (left) idealized inlet
FIG. 4. Inlet elevation ( ) and velocity (V ) time series at the inlet
Midebb
FIG. 6. Circulation and momentum balances for Beaufort Inlet at maximum ebb
FIG. 7. Circulation and momentum balances for idealized inlet at midebb:
Slack before flood
FIG. 9. Circulation and momentum balances for idealized inlet at slack before flood:
Coriolis
FIG. 10. Circulation and momentum balances for Beaufort Inlet at slack before flood:
Transient eddies and oceansound exchange
FIG. 12. Lagrangian particle trajectories over a half tidal cycle
Conclusions - Hench_and_Luettich_JPO_030017
APPENDIX
REFERENCES - Hench_and_Luettich_JPO_030019
REFERENCES cont'd - Hench_and_Luettich_JPO_030020
Hench_and_Luettich_JPO_03
Methods - Hench_and_Luettich_JPO_030002
FIG. 1. Idealized inlet (a) model finite-element grid and (b) bathymetry.
Model sensitivity - Hench_and_Luettich_JPO_030004
Circulation
FIG. 3. (a)(f ) Tidal ellipses and (g),(h) Eulerian residual currents for the (left) idealized inlet
FIG. 4. Inlet elevation ( ) and velocity (V ) time series at the inlet
Midebb
FIG. 6. Circulation and momentum balances for Beaufort Inlet at maximum ebb
FIG. 7. Circulation and momentum balances for idealized inlet at midebb:
Slack before flood
FIG. 9. Circulation and momentum balances for idealized inlet at slack before flood:
Coriolis
FIG. 10. Circulation and momentum balances for Beaufort Inlet at slack before flood:
Transient eddies and oceansound exchange
FIG. 12. Lagrangian particle trajectories over a half tidal cycle
Conclusions - Hench_and_Luettich_JPO_030017
APPENDIX
REFERENCES - Hench_and_Luettich_JPO_030019
REFERENCES cont'd - Hench_and_Luettich_JPO_030020
Hench_and_Luettich_JPO_03
