scholarly journals Penetration of Buoyant Coastal Discharge onto the Continental Shelf: A Numerical Model Experiment

1999 ◽  
Vol 29 (8) ◽  
pp. 1892-1909 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard W. Garvine
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Model ◽  
Continental Shelf ◽  
Model Experiment ◽  
Coastal Discharge

Fronts and shelf-circulation models

1981 ◽  
Vol 302 (1472) ◽  
pp. 597-604 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Model ◽  
Numerical Modelling ◽  
Continental Shelf ◽  
Satellite Imagery ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Shelf Circulation ◽  
Eddy Formation ◽  
Coastal Front

Satellite imagery shows that fronts and frontal eddies are widespread on the northwest European continental shelf. The implications for the numerical modelling of transports (for example, of pollutants) are discussed. A brief review of some models of shelf circulation is given. It is argued that to include fronts in models of shelf circulation requires a better understanding of dynamics on the frontal scale. A three-dimensional numerical model of eddy formation in a coastal front is then presented that reproduces many of the observed features.

Dynamics of the Ningaloo Current off Point Cloates, Western Australia

2006 ◽  
Vol 57 (3) ◽  
pp. 291 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mun Woo ◽  
Charitha Pattiaratchi ◽  
William Schroeder
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Model ◽  
Continental Shelf ◽  
Western Australia ◽  
Bottom Topography ◽  
Volume Transport ◽  
Relative Strength ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Leeuwin Current ◽  
The North ◽  
Tropical Water

The Ningaloo Current (NC) is a wind-driven, northward-flowing current present during the summer months along the continental shelf between the latitudes of 22° and 24°S off the coastline of Western Australia. The southward flowing Leeuwin Current is located further offshore and flows along the continental shelf break and slope, transporting warm, relatively fresh, tropical water poleward. A recurrent feature, frequently observed in satellite images (both thermal and ocean colour), is an anti-clockwise circulation located offshore Point Cloates. Here, the seaward extension of the coastal promontory blocks off the broad, gradual southern shelf, leaving only a narrow, extremely steep shelf to the north. The reduction in the cross-sectional area, from the coast to the 50 m contour, between southward and northward of the promontory is ~80%. Here, a numerical model study is undertaken to simulate processes leading to the development of the recirculation feature offshore Point Cloates. The numerical model output reproduced the recirculation feature and indicated that a combination of southerly winds, and coastal and bottom topography, off Point Cloates is responsible for the recirculation. The results also demonstrated that stronger southerly winds generated a higher volume transport in the NC and that the recirculation feature was dependent on the wind speed, with stronger winds decreasing the relative strength of the recirculation.

Utilizing Spectral Analysis of Coastal Discharge Computed by a Numerical Model to Determine Boundary Influence

2008 ◽  
Vol 246 ◽  
pp. 1418-1429 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric D. Swain ◽  
Christian D. Langevin ◽  
John D. Wang
Keyword(s):  
Spectral Analysis ◽  
Numerical Model ◽  
Coastal Discharge
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