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A stratification prediction diagram from characteristics of geometry, tides and runoff for estuaries with a prominent channel

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Title A stratification prediction diagram from characteristics of geometry, tides and runoff for estuaries with a prominent channel
 
Creator Vijith, V.
Shetye, S.R.
 
Subject stratification
prediction
estuarine tides
morphometry
 
Description Accepting the premise that it should be possible to predict stratification within an estuary from the characteristics of its geometry, tide at the mouth and runoff, we use data from 14 estuaries with a prominent channel to develop an estuarine stratification prediction diagram. The data are taken from NOAA (1985) atlas of estuaries from USA. We then apply the diagram to a year long stratification record from the Mandovi, a monsoonal estuary, which during a year goes from being highly-stratified to partially-mixed to well-mixed due to change in runoff from wet to dry season. Using data from 16 estuaries around the world, we show that the diagram can be used to distinguish characteristics of stratification and of forcing functions between estuaries.
 
Date 2012-02-03T03:59:09Z
2012-02-03T03:59:09Z
2012
 
Type Journal Article
 
Identifier Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, vol.98; 2012; 101-107
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http://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/4006
 
Language en
 
Relation Estuar_Coast_Shelf_Sci_98_101.jpg
 
Rights An edited version of this paper was published by Elsevier. Copyright [2011] Elsevier
 
Publisher Elsevier