Long-period, estuarine-shelf exchanges in response to meteorological forcing

Member of
HBOI Faculty Contributions
Contributors
Smith, Ned P.
Publisher
Elsevier B.V.
Date Issued
1978
Note

Recording current meter data from two approximately one-month periods are used to investigate non-tidal exchanges between Corpus Christi Bay, Texas, and the northwestern Gulf of Mexico. The net transport in May and June, 1975, is an outflow which appears to be driven primarily by slowly falling coastal water levels. Rising coastal water levels in July, 1976, appear to be responsible for a net inflow into the bay. In each study, non-tidal current variations, occurring over time scales on the order of three to six days, are superimposed onto the very long period net transport. Related studies in the same area suggest that these estuarine-shelf exchanges are in response to meso-scale meteorological forcing.

Language
English
Type
Text
Genre
article
Extent
14 p.
Subject (Topical)
Ocean currents
Water currents--Measurement
Estuaries
Continental shelf
Meteorology
Identifier
3331800
Additional Information
Recording current meter data from two approximately one-month periods are used to investigate non-tidal exchanges between Corpus Christi Bay, Texas, and the northwestern Gulf of Mexico. The net transport in May and June, 1975, is an outflow which appears to be driven primarily by slowly falling coastal water levels. Rising coastal water levels in July, 1976, appear to be responsible for a net inflow into the bay. In each study, non-tidal current variations, occurring over time scales on the order of three to six days, are superimposed onto the very long period net transport. Related studies in the same area suggest that these estuarine-shelf exchanges are in response to meso-scale meteorological forcing.
This manuscript is an author version with the final publication available at http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/bookseries/04229894 and may be cited as: Smith, N. P. (1978). Long-period, estuarine-shelf exchanges in response to meteorological forcing. Elsevier oceanography series: Hydrodynamics of Estuaries and Fjords: Proceedings of the 9th International Liège Colloquium on Ocean Hydrodynamics, 23, 147-159. doi:10.1016/S0422-9894(08)71276-5
Florida Atlantic University. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute contribution #75.
Date Backup
1978
Date Text
1978
DOI
10.1016/S0422-9894(08)71276-5
Date Issued (EDTF)
1978
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FADT3331800
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single unit
Person Preferred Name

Smith, Ned P.

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nsmth54@fau.edu
Physical Description

pdf
14 p.
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3331800
Title Plain
Long-period, estuarine-shelf exchanges in response to meteorological forcing
URL
http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3331800
Origin Information

Elsevier B.V.
1978
single unit
Title
Long-period, estuarine-shelf exchanges in response to meteorological forcing
Other Title Info

Long-period, estuarine-shelf exchanges in response to meteorological forcing