2019
DOI: 10.1175/jtech-d-18-0143.1
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Atmospheric Cold Front–Induced Exchange Flows through a Microtidal Multi-Inlet Bay: Analysis Using Multiple Horizontal ADCPs and FVCOM Simulations

Abstract: Atmospheric cold fronts provide recurring forcing for circulations and long-term transport in estuaries with microtides. Multiple horizontal ADCPs were used to obtain time series data from three inlets in Barataria Bay. The data cover a period of 51 atmospheric cold fronts between 2013 and 2015. The weather and subtidal ocean response are highly correlated in the “weather band” (3–7 days). The cold front–associated winds produce alternating flows into, out of, and then back into the bay, forming an asymmetric … Show more

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“…The passage of cold front affects the main local weather pattern [39][40][41] . Many meteorological and oceanic phenomena are associated with cold front passages, such www.nature.com/scientificreports www.nature.com/scientificreports/ as wind and current variations, significant decrease in humidity and temperature, water level variation, flushing of bays 9 , and resuspension of sediment and transport of water and sediment [42][43][44][45] . Due to different configurations of the cold front, the distribution of cloud and precipitation near the cold front is also obviously different, some mainly occur behind the front, others mainly in front.…”
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“…The passage of cold front affects the main local weather pattern [39][40][41] . Many meteorological and oceanic phenomena are associated with cold front passages, such www.nature.com/scientificreports www.nature.com/scientificreports/ as wind and current variations, significant decrease in humidity and temperature, water level variation, flushing of bays 9 , and resuspension of sediment and transport of water and sediment [42][43][44][45] . Due to different configurations of the cold front, the distribution of cloud and precipitation near the cold front is also obviously different, some mainly occur behind the front, others mainly in front.…”
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confidence: 99%
“…In winter and spring, however, the majority of the weather variability is caused by the wind associated with cold fronts or cold air outbreaks. According to the analysis of wind data, the front usually has the southwest-northeast orientation and plays an important role in controlling the coastal processes 9 , giving the east-west orientation of the northern Gulf of Mexico coast 46 .…”
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