Tidal and long-period exchanges between upper Laguna Madre and Corpus Christi Bay, Texas

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HBOI Faculty Contributions
Contributors
Smith, Ned P.
Publisher
Texas A & I University.
Date Issued
1978
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Current-meter data and water level measurements from Upper LagunaMadre, Texas, are used to explain a north-to-south increase in both themulti-annual average salinity and the standard deviation about the average.Long-period exchanges, and to a lesser extent co-oscillating tidalmotions, between Corpus Christi Bay and Upper Laguna Madre buffersalinity extremes arising from temporal variations in the local balancebetween precipitation and evaporation. The observed salinity distributionappears to reflect the penetration of meteorologically forced exchangesinto Upper Laguna Madre.

Language
English
Type
Text
Genre
article
Form
pdf
Extent
15 p.
Subject (Topical)
Laguna Madre (Tex.)
Corpus Christi Bay (Tex.)
Tidal currents
Water levels--Measurement
Salinity
Identifier
FA00007133
Additional Information
Current-meter data and water level measurements from Upper LagunaMadre, Texas, are used to explain a north-to-south increase in both themulti-annual average salinity and the standard deviation about the average.Long-period exchanges, and to a lesser extent co-oscillating tidalmotions, between Corpus Christi Bay and Upper Laguna Madre buffersalinity extremes arising from temporal variations in the local balancebetween precipitation and evaporation. The observed salinity distributionappears to reflect the penetration of meteorologically forced exchangesinto Upper Laguna Madre.
Florida Atlantic University. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute contribution 119
This manuscript is an author version with the final publication
available and may be cited as: Smith, N. P. (1978). Tidal and long-period exchanges between upper
Laguna Madre and Corpus Christi Bay, Texas. TAIUS 9(1), 37-51.
Date Backup
1978
Date Text
1978
Date Issued (EDTF)
1978
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FA00007133
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Smith, Ned P.
nsmth54@fau.edu
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15 p.
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http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00007133
Title Plain
Tidal and long-period exchanges between upper Laguna Madre and Corpus Christi Bay, Texas
URL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00007133
Origin Information

1978
Texas A & I University.

Kingsville, TX

Place

Kingsville, TX
Title
Tidal and long-period exchanges between upper Laguna Madre and Corpus Christi Bay, Texas
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Tidal and long-period exchanges between upper Laguna Madre and Corpus Christi Bay, Texas