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- Introduction to Estuarine Hydrodynamics
- Introduction to Estuarine Hydrodynamics
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 Introduction and Classification
- 2 Conservation Equations
- 3 Tides in Semienclosed Basins
- 4 Shallow-Water Tides
- 5 Tidal Residual Flows in Homogeneous, Semienclosed Basins
- 6 Wind-Driven Flows in Homogeneous, Semienclosed Basins
- 7 Flows Driven by Density Gradients
- 8 Interactions among Tides, Density Gradients, and Wind
- 9 Fronts
- 10 Time Scales in Semienclosed Basins
- 11 Semienclosed Basins with Low or No Discharge
- 12 Classification of Semienclosed Basins, Based on Dynamics
- Index
- References
4 - Shallow-Water Tides
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 24 February 2022
- Introduction to Estuarine Hydrodynamics
- Introduction to Estuarine Hydrodynamics
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 Introduction and Classification
- 2 Conservation Equations
- 3 Tides in Semienclosed Basins
- 4 Shallow-Water Tides
- 5 Tidal Residual Flows in Homogeneous, Semienclosed Basins
- 6 Wind-Driven Flows in Homogeneous, Semienclosed Basins
- 7 Flows Driven by Density Gradients
- 8 Interactions among Tides, Density Gradients, and Wind
- 9 Fronts
- 10 Time Scales in Semienclosed Basins
- 11 Semienclosed Basins with Low or No Discharge
- 12 Classification of Semienclosed Basins, Based on Dynamics
- Index
- References
Summary
This chapter describes the mechanisms by which tides may be deformed or distorted or rectified (all terms referring to the same phenomenon) when they enter semienclosed basins. The chapter first presents qualitative and quantitative arguments for the presence of distortions and the generation of high-frequency harmonics, that is, of periodicities in the tide that are shorter than the fundamental (semidiurnal and diurnal) tidal periods. The chapter continues by exploring the possibilities of the generation of high-frequency harmonics in what are referred to as shallow-water tides. These shallow-water tides can be overtides or compound tides, depending on what harmonics generate them. The chapter goes further with an explanation of the physical meaning of processes causing distortions. It concludes by providing a pair of examples of overtides and compound tides.
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- Introduction to Estuarine Hydrodynamics , pp. 51 - 67Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022