Estuary Plumes and Fronts in Shelf Waters: A Layer Model

摘要: Abstract A layer model that treats fronts as discontinuities is developed to study the steady state behavior of shallow estuary plumes on continental shelf. The complete range earth rotation effect evaluated from small-scale or nonrotating (Kelvin number equal zero) large-scale, rotating order one). Supercritical flow assumed in outlet channel and method characteristics used compute downstream. Nonrotating have strong boundary concentrate their greatest depth mass transport offshore near front, but form no coastal current. Rotating weaken soon after discharge, a turning region where Coriolis action deflects toward shore, subsequently set up Soon its formation this current bounded by front called across which momentum balance changes nearly inertial regi...