Influence of wind direction, wind waves, and density stratification upon sediment transport in shelf edge regions: The Iberian shelf

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 107, Issue 8, 2002, Pages

  Xing, Jiuxing ^a   Davies, Alan M ^a  

^a Centre for Coastal and Marine Sciences   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Sediment; Shelf edge; Stratification; Tide; Waves; Wind

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL SHELF; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; STRATIFICATION; WIND DIRECTION; WIND WAVE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; IBERIAN SHELF;

EID: 0037104874     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001jc000961     Document Type: Article

References (56)

1. Aldridge, J. N., Hydrodynamic model predictions of tidal asymmetry and observed sediment transport paths in Morecambe Bay, Estuarine Coastal Shelf Sci., 44, 39-56, 1997.
2. Amin, M., and J. M. Huthnance, The pattern of cross-slope depositional fluxes, Deep Sea Res., Part I, 46, 1565-1591, 1999.
3. Baines, P. G., On internal tide generation models, Deep Sea Res., Part A, 29, 307-338, 1982.
4. Baumert, H., and G. Radach, Hysteresis of turbulent kinetic energy in non-rotational tidal flows: A model study, J. Geophys. Res., 97, 3669-3677, 1992.
5. Blumberg, A. F., and G. L. Mellor, A description of a three-dimensional coastal ocean circulation model, in Three-Dimensional Coastal Ocean Models, Coastal Estuarine Sci., vol. 4, edited by N. S. Heaps, pp. 1-16, AGU, Washington, D.C., 1987.
6. Butman, B., Downslope Eulerian mean flow associated with high-frequency current fluctuations observed on the outer continental shelf and upper slope along the north-eastern United States continental margin: Implications for sediment transport, Cont. Shelf Res., 8, 811-840, 1988.
7. Chen, C., and R. C. Beardsley, A numerical study of stratified tidal rectification over finite amplitude banks, 1, Symmetric banks, J. Phys. Oceanogr., 25, 2090-2110, 1995.
8. Craig, P. D., Solutions for internal tidal generation over coastal topography, J. Mar. Res., 45, 83-105, 1987.
9. Davies, A. M., and P. Hall, Numerical problems associated with coupling models in shelf edge regions, Appl. Math. Mod., in press, 2002.
10. Davies, A. M., and J. E. Jones, Application of a three-dimensional turbulence energy model to the determination of tidal currents on the northwest European shelf, J. Geophys. Res., 95, 18,143-18,162, 1990.
11. Davies, A. M., and J. E. Jones, On the numerical solution of the turbulence energy equations for wave and tidal flows, Int. J. Numer. Methods Fluids, 12, 17-41, 1991.
12. Davies, A. M., and J. Lawrence, Examining the influence of wind and wind wave turbulence on tidal currents, using a three-dimensional hydrodynamic model including wave-current interaction, J. Phys. Oceanogr., 24, 2441-2460, 1994.
13. Davies, A. M., and J. Lawrence, Modelling the effect of wave-current interaction on the three-dimensional wind-driven circulation of the eastern Irish Sea, J. Phys. Oceanogr., 25, 29-45, 1995.
14. Davies, A. M., and J. Xing, An intercomparison and validation of a range of turbulence energy schemes used in three-dimensional tidal models, in Qualitative Skill Assessment for Coastal Ocean Models, Coastal Estuarine Sci., vol. 4, edited by D. R. Lynch and A. M. Davies, pp. 71-95, AGU, Washington, D.C., 1995.
15. Davies, A. M., and J. Xing, Modelling of turbulent mixing at the shelf edge, Cont. Shelf Res., 20, 1789-1824, 2000.
16. Davies, A. M., and J. Xing, Modelling processes influencing shelf edge currents, mixing, across shelf exchange and sediment movement at the shelf edge, Dyn. Atmos. Oceans, 34, 291-326, 2001.
17. Davies, A. G., R. L. Soulsby, and H. L. King, A numerical model of the combined wave and current bottom boundary layer, J. Geophys. Res., 93, 491-508, 1988.
18. Davies, A. M., J. E. Jones, and J. Xing, Review of recent developments in tidal hydrodynamic modelling, I, Spectral models, J. Hydraul. Eng., 123, 278-292, 1997a.
19. Davies, A. M., J. E. Jones, and J. Xing, Review of recent developments in tidal hydrodynamic modelling, II, Turbulence energy models, J. Hydraul. Eng., 123, 293-302, 1997b.
20. Flagg, C. N., Internal waves and mixing along the New England shelf-slope front, Cont. Shelf Res., 8, 737-756, 1988.
21. Gerkema, T., and J. T. F. Zimmerman, Generation of non-linear internal tides and solitary waves, J. Phys. Oceanogr., 25, 1081-1094, 1995.
22. Gerritsen, H., and C. W. J. Berentsen, A modelling study of tidally induced equilibrium sand balances in the North Sea during the Holocene, Cont. Shelf Res., 18, 151-200, 1998.
23. Grant, W. D., and O. S. Madsen, Combined wave and current interaction with a rough bottom, J. Geophys. Res., 84, 1791-1808, 1979.
24. Grant, W. D., and O. S. Madsen, Movable boundary roughness in unsteady oscillatory flow, J. Geophys. Res., 87, 1797-1808, 1982.
25. Grant, W. D., and O. S. Madsen, The continental shelf bottom boundary layer, Ann. Rev. Fluid Mech., 18, 265-305, 1986.
26. Green, M. O., C. E. Vincent, I. N. McCave, R. R. Dickson, J. M. Rees, and N. D. Pearson, Storm sediment transport: Observations from the British North Sea shelf, Cont. Shelf. Res., 15, 889-912, 1995.
27. Heathershaw, A. D., Comparison of measured and predicted sediment transport rates in tidal currents, Mar. Geol., 42, 75-104, 1981.
28. Heathershaw, A. D., Some observations of internal wave current fluctuations at the shelf-edge and their implications for sediment transport, Cont. Shelf Res., 4, 485-493, 1985.
29. Heathershaw, A. D., A. L. New, and P. D. Edwards, Internal tides and sediment transport at the shelf break in the Celtic Sea, Cont. Shelf Res., 7, 485-517, 1987.
30. Holloway, P. E., A numerical model of internal tides with application to the Australian North West Shelf, J. Phys. Oceanogr., 26, 21-37, 1996.
31. Holt, J. T., and I. D. James, A simulation of the southern North Sea in comparison with measurements from the North Sea Project, 2, Suspended particulate matter, Cont. Shelf Res., 19, 1617-1633, 1999.
32. Huntley, D. A., and D. G. Hazen, Seabed stresses in combined wave and steady flow conditions on the Nova Scotia continental shelf: Field measurements and predictions, J. Phys. Oceanogr., 18, 347-362, 1988.
33. Huntley, D. A., R. J. Nicholls, C.-L. Liu, and K. R. Dyer, Measurements of the semi-diurnal drag coefficient over sand waves, Cont. Shelf Res., 14, 437-456, 1994.
34. Huthnance, J. M., Circulation, exchange and water masses at the ocean margin: The role of physical processes at the shelf edge, Prog. Oceanogr., 35, 353-431, 1995.
35. James, I. D., Advection schemes for shelf sea models, J. Mar. Syst., 8, 237-254, 1996.
36. Jones, J. E., and A. M. Davies, Storm surge computations for the Irish Sea using a three dimensional numerical model including wave-current interaction, Cont. Shelf Res., 18, 201-251, 1998.
37. Keen, T. R., and R. L. Slingerland, A numerical study of sediment transport and event bed genesis during Tropical Storm Delia, J. Geophys. Res., 98, 4775-4791, 1993.
38. Lamb, K. G., Numerical experiments of internal wave generation by strong tidal flow across a finite amplitude bank edge, J. Geophys. Res., 99, 843-864, 1994.
39. Luyten, P. J., E. L. Deleersnijder, J. Ozer, and K. G. Ruddick, Presentation of a family of turbulence closure models for stratified shallow water flows and preliminary application to the Rhine outflow region, Cont. Shelf Res., 16, 101-130, 1996.
40. New, A. L., Internal tidal mixing in the Bay of Biscay, Deep Sea Res., Part A, 35, 691-709, 1988.
41. Oey, L.-Y., and P. Chen, A nested-grid ocean model with application for the simulation of meanders and eddies in the Norweigan coastal current, J. Geophys. Res., 97, 20,063-20,086, 1992a.
42. Oey, L.-Y., and P. Chen, A model simulation of circulation in the Northeast Atlantic Shelves and Seas, J. Geophys. Res., 97, 20,087-20,115, 1992b.
43. Ou, H. W., and L. Maas, Tidal-induced buoyancy flux and mean transverse circulation, Cont. Shelf Res., 5, 611-628, 1986.
44. Ou, H. W., and L. Maas, Tides near a shelf-slope front, Cont. Shelf Res., 8, 729-736, 1988.
45. Sherwin, T. J., Analysis of an internal tide observed on the Malin Shelf, north of Ireland, J. Phys. Oceanogr., 18, 1035-1050, 1988.
46. Tee, K. T., The structure of three-dimensional tide-generating currents, 1, Oscillating currents, J. Phys. Oceanogr., 10, 2035-2057, 1980.
47. Tee, K. T., Depth-dependent studies of tidally induced residual current on the sides of Georges Bank, J. Phys. Oceanogr., 15, 1818-1846, 1985.
48. Tee, K. T., Simple models to simulate three dimensional tidal and residual currents, in Three-Dimensional Coastal Ocean Models, Coastal Estuarine Sci., vol. 4, edited by N. S. Heaps, pp. 125-147, AGU, Washington, D.C., 1987.
49. Xing, J., and A. M. Davies; Application of turbulence energy models to the computation of tidal currents and mixing intensities in shelf edge regions, J. Phys. Oceanogr., 26, 417-447, 1996.
50. Xing, J., and A. M. Davies, The influence of wind effects upon internal tides in shelf edge regions, J. Phys. Oceanogr., 27, 2100-2125, 1997.
51. Xing, J., and A. M. Davies, A three-dimensional model of internal tides on the Malin-Hebrides shelf and shelf edge, J. Geophys. Res., 103, 27,821-27,847, 1998.
52. Xing, J., and A. M. Davies, Processes influencing the circulation and bottom mixing across the shelf slope: The importance of the slope topography and the coast, J. Mar. Syst., 21, 341-378, 1999a.
53. Xing, J., and A. M. Davies, The influence of topographic features and density variations upon the internal tides in shelf edge regions, Int. J. Numer. Methods Fluids, 31, 535-577, 1999b.
54. Xing, J., and A. M. Davies, A three-dimensional baroclinic model of the Irish Sea: Formation of the thermal fronts and associated circulation, J. Phys. Oceanogr., 31, 94-114, 2001a.
55. Xing, J., and A. M. Davies, Non-linear effects of internal tides on the generation of the tidal mean flow at the Hebrides shelf edge, Geophys. Res. Lett., 28, 3939-3942, 2001b.
56. 2 tide, Cont. Shelf Res., 19, 1353-1386, 1999.