A Flushing Model of Onslow Bay, North Carolina, Based on Intrusion Volumes

1 March 1980

journal article
Published by American Meteorological Society in Journal of Physical Oceanography

Vol. 10 (3) , 472-474
https://doi.org/10.1175/1520-0485(1980)010<0472:afmoob>2.0.co;2

Abstract

Onslow Bay, North Carolina, is repeatedly flushed by intrusions of Gulf Stream water. An exponential dilution model based on intrusion models indicates 20–60 days are required for 50% dilution of Bay waters.

Keywords

FLUSHED
FLUSHING MODEL
INDICATES 20
INTRUSIONS
NORTH CAROLINA
ONSLOW BAY
STREAM WATER
VOLUMES ONSLOW