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S2 tidal simulations on the north-west European shelf

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 May 2009

R. D. Pingree  and
D.K. Griffiths
R. D. Pingree
Affiliation:
Institute of Oceanographic Sciences, Wormley, Surrey
D.K. Griffiths
Affiliation:
The Laboratory, Marine Biological Association, Citadel Hill, Plymouth
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A numerical model is used to derive both the S2 and M3 tides for the shelf seas around the British Isles. The M2 tide was run with the S2 tide in the presence of quadratic friction. It was found that quadratic friction marginally overdamps the S2 tide. A further approximate representation of the S2 tide was obtained from a model in which the quadratic friction term was replaced by a linear frictional coefficient in a tensor form based upon the M2 tidal currents derived from the spring-neap simulation. These simulations form the basis for interpreting the M2/S2 ratios and phase differences that occur on the north-west European shelf.

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Research Article
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Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 61 , Issue 3 , August 1981 , pp. 609 - 616
Copyright
Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 1981

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