On the Effect of Barotropic Current Fluctuations on the Two-Layer Transport Capacity of a Constriction
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- 1 January 1977
- journal article
- Published by American Meteorological Society in Journal of Physical Oceanography
- Vol. 7 (1) , 118-122
- https://doi.org/10.1175/1520-0485(1977)007<0118:oteobc>2.0.co;2
Abstract
A simple theory shows that the two-layer transport capacity of a constriction may be increased considerably by barotropic current fluctuations. This is confirmed by laboratory experiments. The effect may be of great importance for the deep-water renewal process in some sill fjords and for the hydrographic conditions in some overmixed estuaries. Abstract A simple theory shows that the two-layer transport capacity of a constriction may be increased considerably by barotropic current fluctuations. This is confirmed by laboratory experiments. The effect may be of great importance for the deep-water renewal process in some sill fjords and for the hydrographic conditions in some overmixed estuaries.Keywords
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