TIDAL PHYSICS OF HEADLAND FLOWS AND OFFSHORE TIDAL BANK FORMATION

被引:87
作者
PINGREE, RD [1 ]
MADDOCK, L [1 ]
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[1] MARINE BIOL ASSOC LAB,PLYMOUTH PL1 2PB,ENGLAND
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10.1016/0025-3227(79)90068-9
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P [天文学、地球科学];
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07 ;
摘要
The general tidal characteristics in the neighbourhood of a promotory are derived using a numerical model developed in plane polar coordinates. These same tidal features are found for a model of the tides off the Start Point promontory using a Cartesian reference frame. It is shown that promontories are characterised by strong tidal flows and it is suggested that vorticity generated near the headland plays a key role in the dynamics of offshore tidal bank formation. © 1979.
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页码:269 / 289
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