| Li Zhen,Robert H. Weisherg,Li Xinming. 2000. Winds and buoyancy-driven circulation in the Tampa Bay. Acta Oceanologica Sinica, (1):1－13 |
| Winds and buoyancy-driven circulation in the Tampa Bay |
| Winds and buoyancy-driven circulation in the Tampa Bay |
| Received:May 13, 1998 Revised:March 09, 1999 |
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| Key words:Wind-driven flow buoyancy-driven now Tampa Bay |
| 中文关键词: Wind-driven flow buoyancy-driven now Tampa Bay |
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| Author Name | Affiliation | | Li Zhen | Center for Environmental and Estuarine Studies. University of Maryland, Cambridge, MD 21613, U.S.A | | Robert H. Weisherg | Department of Marine Science, University of South Florida, St. Peterburg, FL 33701, U.S.A | | Li Xinming | Department of Oceanography, Ocean University of Qingdao, Qingdao 266003, China |
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| Abstract: |
| The present study is concentrated on the empirical studies on the circulation in the Tampa Bay by analyzing velocity data at the Skyway Bridge Station in the Tampa Bay.Analyses focus on three factors responsible for the circulation: tides, winds and buoyancy gradients.The analysis of the current data obtained at the Skyway Bridge Station shows these three components of the circulation: the tidal currents are nearly uniform with depth; a vigorous and persistent buoyancy-driven mean flow is directed into the bay at this location with speed of about 6-8 cm/s; and synoptic scale wind fluctuations result in similarly large current fluctuations with winds blowing into the bay causing currents to flow out of the bay, and vice versa. |
| 中文摘要: |
| The present study is concentrated on the empirical studies on the circulation in the Tampa Bay by analyzing velocity data at the Skyway Bridge Station in the Tampa Bay.Analyses focus on three factors responsible for the circulation: tides, winds and buoyancy gradients.The analysis of the current data obtained at the Skyway Bridge Station shows these three components of the circulation: the tidal currents are nearly uniform with depth; a vigorous and persistent buoyancy-driven mean flow is directed into the bay at this location with speed of about 6-8 cm/s; and synoptic scale wind fluctuations result in similarly large current fluctuations with winds blowing into the bay causing currents to flow out of the bay, and vice versa. |
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