Effect of tropical cyclones on residual circulation and momentum balance in a subtropical estuary and inlet: Observation and simulation

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 116, Issue 6, 2011, Pages

  Tutak, Bilge ^a   Sheng, Y Peter ^a  

^a University of Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ENGINEERING; HYDRODYNAMICS; NONLINEAR EQUATIONS; PRESSURE GRADIENT; STORMS; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TROPICS; WIND EFFECTS;

BAROCLINIC PRESSURE; BAROTROPIC PRESSURE GRADIENT; BOTTOM FRICTION; COASTAL BASINS; CROSS SECTION; ESTUARINE SYSTEMS; HYDRODYNAMIC MODEL; MODEL RESULTS; MOMENTUM BALANCES; MOMENTUM EQUATION; OBSERVATION DATA; RESIDUAL EDDIES; RESIDUAL FLOW; RIVER DISCHARGE; SPATIAL STRUCTURE; SUB-TROPICAL ESTUARY; TIDAL CYCLE; TROPICAL CYCLONE; TROPICAL STORMS;

INLET FLOW;

BAROTROPIC TIDE; COASTAL CIRCULATION; COASTAL ZONE; CROSS SECTION; EDDY; HYDRODYNAMICS; INFLOW; MAGNITUDE; MOMENTUM; NONLINEARITY; NUMERICAL MODEL; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; PRESSURE EFFECT; RIVER DISCHARGE; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SUBTROPICAL REGION; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; TIDAL CYCLE; TROPICAL CYCLONE;

ATLANTIC COAST [NORTH AMERICA]; ATLANTIC COAST [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79960102090     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JC006988     Document Type: Article

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