A tidal plume front and internal solitons

A tidal plume front (internal tidal bore) propagating from the Apalachicola Bay outflow into the northern Gulf of Mexico is examined in a brief set of observations. Temperature and salinity time series showed a radially spreading “pool” of estuarine water with a character similar to a previously obs...

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Published in:Continental shelf research 1998-07, Vol.18 (8), p.923-928
Main Authors: Johnson, Donald R., Weidemann, Alan D.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Brackish
Marine
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Summary:A tidal plume front (internal tidal bore) propagating from the Apalachicola Bay outflow into the northern Gulf of Mexico is examined in a brief set of observations. Temperature and salinity time series showed a radially spreading “pool” of estuarine water with a character similar to a previously observed “turbulent rotor”, and with a following packet of internal solitons. Features associated with these observations may be pertinent to interpretation of remotely sensed plumes and to predictive modeling.
ISSN:0278-4343
1873-6955
DOI:10.1016/S0278-4343(98)00022-3