Tidal Mixing Signatures in the Hong Kong Coastal Waters from Satellite-Derived Sea Surface Temperature

Tidal mixing in the coastal waters of Hong Kong was investigated using a combination of in situ observations and high-resolution satellite-derived sea surface temperature (SST) data. An indicator of tide-induced mixing is a fortnightly (spring-neap cycle) signature in SST due to nonlinear interactio...

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Published in:Remote sensing (Basel, Switzerland) Switzerland), 2019-01, Vol.11 (1), p.5
Main Authors: Susanto, R., Pan, Jiayi, Devlin, Adam
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Coastal waters
Coasts
Diurnal
Estuaries
fortnightly tides
Harmonic analysis
High resolution
Hong Kong coastal water
Information science
Ocean currents
ocean tidal mixing
Remote sensing
Rivers
Satellite observation
Sea surface temperature
Seasonal variations
the South China Sea
Tidal amplitude
Tides
Water depth
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Summary:Tidal mixing in the coastal waters of Hong Kong was investigated using a combination of in situ observations and high-resolution satellite-derived sea surface temperature (SST) data. An indicator of tide-induced mixing is a fortnightly (spring-neap cycle) signature in SST due to nonlinear interactions between the two principal diurnal and the two principal semi-diurnal tides. Both semi-diurnal and diurnal tides have strong tidal amplitudes and currents near Hong Kong. As a result, both the near-fortnightly (Mf) and fortnightly (MSf) tides are enhanced due to nonlinear tidal signal interactions. In addition, these fortnightly tidal signals are modulated by seasonal variability, with the maximum seasonal modulation of fortnightly tides occurring during the monsoon transition periods in May and October. The largest fortnightly signals are found in the southwestern part of the Pearl River estuary. Tidal constituent properties vary by space and depth, and high-resolution SST plays a pivotal role in resolving the spatial characteristics of tidal mixing.
ISSN:2072-4292
2072-4292
DOI:10.3390/rs11010005