Barotropic tidal dynamics in a frictional subsidiary channel

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dc.contributor.authorWan, Di
dc.contributor.authorKlymak, Jody M.
dc.contributor.authorForeman, Michael G.G.
dc.contributor.authorCross, Stephen F.
dc.date.accessioned2018-05-22T16:15:27Z
dc.date.available2018-05-22T16:15:27Z
dc.date.copyright2015en_US
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description.abstractBarotropic M2 tidal dynamics are studied in a subsidiary tidal channel in Kyuquot Sound, Canada, a site proposed for multi-trophic aquaculture. A regional model with no stratification or forcing other than the tide found that the sea level in the subsidiary channel responded in phase with the rest of Kyuquot Sound, but that the velocity response was almost 180° out of phase. Further, this velocity difference was strongly dependent on the choice of viscous parameterization in the model. A simple linear analytical model was developed to explain the simulated changes in terms of the phase lag induced by viscosity, and allowed a larger parameter regime to be explored. These results suggest that verifying models of smaller channels using sea level measurements alone is inadequate, and velocity measurements are necessary.en_US
dc.description.reviewstatusRevieweden_US
dc.description.scholarlevelFacultyen_US
dc.description.sponsorshipWe would like to thank the Canadian Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture Network (CIMTAN) for providing the funding and multi-disciplinary communication opportunities for this study, Darren Tuele for deploying and recovering the ADCP in Crowther Channel, and the Centre for Ocean Model Development for Applications (COMDA) within the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) for providing the multi-processor clusters on which the models were run.en_US
dc.identifier.citationWan, D., Klymak, J.M., Foreman, M.G.G. & Cross, S.F. (2015). Barotropic tidal dynamics in a frictional subsidiary channel. Continental Shelf Research, 105, 101- 111. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.csr.2015.05.011en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.csr.2015.05.011
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1828/9387
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherContinental Shelf Researchen_US
dc.subjectSubsidiary channel dynamics
dc.subjectNumerical modeling
dc.subjectViscous parameterization
dc.subjectHorizontal eddy viscosity coefficient
dc.subjectEnergy flux
dc.subjectEnergy dissipation
dc.subject.departmentSchool of Earth and Ocean Sciences
dc.subject.departmentDepartment of Physics and Astronomy
dc.subject.departmentDepartment of Geography
dc.titleBarotropic tidal dynamics in a frictional subsidiary channelen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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