Tide-Induced Mass Transport in Lagoon-Inlet Systems

Kreeke, J. van de; Cotter, D. C.

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“…This may be due for example to differences in tidal phase, amplitude, mean sea level, and inlet dimensions (van de Kreeke and Cotter 1974;van de Kreeke and Chiu 1980). Other factors such as the fresh water discharge and wind modify or can even dominate over the tidally-induced through-flow (see, e.g., Smith 1990; Buijsman and Ridderinkhof 2007).…”

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Calculating residual flows through a multiple-inlet system: the conundrum of the tidal period

Duran‐Matute

Gerkema

2015

Ocean Dynamics

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The concept of residual, i.e., tidally-averaged, flows through a multiple inlet system is reappraised. The evaluation of the residual through-flow depends on the time interval over which is integrated, in other words, on how one defines the tidal period. It is demonstrated that this definition is ambiguous and that different definitions (based on, e.g., high waters, slack tides, etc.) yield very different results for the residual, also in terms of their long-term statistical properties (median and standard deviation). A basin-wide applicable method of defining the tidal period, in terms of enclosed water volume, is analyzed. We compare the different methods on the basis of high-resolution model results for the Western Dutch Wadden Sea. The multitude of tidal constituents together with wind variability creates broad distributions for the residuals, with standard deviations much larger than the mean or median residual flows.

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Calculating residual flows through a multiple-inlet system: the conundrum of the tidal period

Duran‐Matute

Gerkema

2015

Ocean Dynamics

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Quantifying the residual volume transport through a multiple-inlet system in response to wind forcing: The case of the western Dutch Wadden Sea

Duran‐Matute

Gerkema

Sassi

2016

J. Geophys. Res. Oceans

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In multiple‐inlet coastal systems like the western Dutch Wadden Sea, the tides (and their interaction with the bathymetry), the fresh water discharge, and the wind drive a residual flow through the system. In the current paper, we study the effect of the wind on the residual volume transport through the inlets and the system as a whole on both the short (one tidal period) and long (seasonal or yearly) time scales. The results are based on realistic three‐dimensional baroclinic numerical simulations for the years 2009–2011. The length of the simulations (over 2000 tidal periods) allowed us to analyze a large variety of conditions and quantify the effect of wind on the residual volume transport. We found that each inlet has an anisotropic response to wind; i.e., the residual volume transport is much more sensitive to the wind from two inherent preferential directions than from any other directions. We quantify the effects of wind on the residual volume transport through the system and introduce the concept of the system's conductance for such wind driven residual transport. For the western Dutch Wadden Sea, the dominant wind direction in the region is close to the direction with the highest conductance and opposes the tidally driven residual volume transport. This translates in a large variability of the residual volume transport and a dominance of the wind in its long‐term characteristics in spite of the episodic nature of storms.

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Seasonal-scale Transport Patterns in a Multi-inlet Coastal Lagoon

Smith

2001

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

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Tide-Induced Mass Transport in Lagoon-Inlet Systems

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Calculating residual flows through a multiple-inlet system: the conundrum of the tidal period

Calculating residual flows through a multiple-inlet system: the conundrum of the tidal period

Quantifying the residual volume transport through a multiple-inlet system in response to wind forcing: The case of the western Dutch Wadden Sea

Seasonal-scale Transport Patterns in a Multi-inlet Coastal Lagoon

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