Tidal dynamics and low-frequency exchanges in the Aransas Pass, Texas

Member of
HBOI Faculty Contributions
Contributors
Smith, Ned P.
Publisher
Springer Science+Business Media
Date Issued
1979
Note

Current, water level and wind data collected from a study site at the Aransas Pass, Texas, during a 45-day period in mid 1977 are used to describe tidal motions and low-frequency, meteorologically-forced exchanges between the inner shelf and a series of intracoastal bays. Analysis of individual tidal constituents indicates a mixed but principally diurnal tide. Tidal constituents move through the Pass as nearly progressive waves. Asymmetry in the co-oscillating tidal motions is explained as a result of unequal frictional forces acting on flood and ebb currents in the Pass.

Language
English
Type
Text
Genre
article
Extent
11 p.
Subject (Topical)
Tides
Continental shelf
Bays
Estuaries
Ocean-atmosphere interaction
Identifier
3174009
Additional Information
Current, water level and wind data collected from a study site at the Aransas Pass, Texas, during a 45-day period in mid 1977 are used to describe tidal motions and low-frequency, meteorologically-forced exchanges between the inner shelf and a series of intracoastal bays. Analysis of individual tidal constituents indicates a mixed but principally diurnal tide. Tidal constituents move through the Pass as nearly progressive waves. Asymmetry in the co-oscillating tidal motions is explained as a result of unequal frictional forces acting on flood and ebb currents in the Pass.
This manuscript is an author version with the final publication available at http://www.springerlink.com/ and may be cited as: Smith, N. P. (1979). Tidal dynamics and low-frequency exchanges in the Aransas Pass, Texas. Estuaries, 2(4), 218-227. doi:10.2307/1351568
Florida Atlantic University. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute contribution #128.
Date Backup
1979
Date Text
1979
DOI
10.2307/1351568
Date Issued (EDTF)
1979
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FADT3174009
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single unit
Person Preferred Name

Smith, Ned P.

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pdf
11 p.
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3174009
Title Plain
Tidal dynamics and low-frequency exchanges in the Aransas Pass, Texas
URL
http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3174009
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Springer Science+Business Media
1979
single unit
Title
Tidal dynamics and low-frequency exchanges in the Aransas Pass, Texas
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Tidal dynamics and low-frequency exchanges in the Aransas Pass, Texas