Estuary classification revisited

TY - JOUR

T1 - Estuary classification revisited

AU - Guha, Anirban

AU - Lawrence, Gregory A.

PY - 2013/9/17

Y1 - 2013/9/17

N2 - Studies over a period of several decades have resulted in a relatively simple set of equations describing the tidally and width-averaged balances of momentum and salt in a rectangular estuary. The authors rewrite these equations in a fully nondimensional form that yields two nondimensional variables: (i) the estuarine Froude number and (ii) a modified tidal Froude number. The latter is the product of the tidal Froude number and the square root of the estuarine aspect ratio. These two variables are used to define a prognostic estuary classification scheme, which compares favorably with published estuarine data.

AB - Studies over a period of several decades have resulted in a relatively simple set of equations describing the tidally and width-averaged balances of momentum and salt in a rectangular estuary. The authors rewrite these equations in a fully nondimensional form that yields two nondimensional variables: (i) the estuarine Froude number and (ii) a modified tidal Froude number. The latter is the product of the tidal Froude number and the square root of the estuarine aspect ratio. These two variables are used to define a prognostic estuary classification scheme, which compares favorably with published estuarine data.

KW - Estuaries

UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/84883783001

U2 - 10.1175/JPO-D-12-0129.1

DO - 10.1175/JPO-D-12-0129.1

M3 - Article

AN - SCOPUS:84883783001

SN - 0022-3670

VL - 43

SP - 1566

EP - 1571

JO - Journal of Physical Oceanography

JF - Journal of Physical Oceanography

IS - 8

ER -