ISSN:
1420-9136
Keywords:
Hydraulics
;
coastal
;
current
;
topographic drag
;
recirculating
;
specific momentum
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Geosciences
,
Physics
Notes:
Abstract It is well-known that some coastal currents such as the Florida Current have a recirculating region on their coastal side, while other currents such as the East Australian Current have no such region. Under the hypothesis that the form drag on a coastal current by an irregular coastal topography reduces the momentum transport of the current to a minimum for the given flow within the current, the hydraulic theory of coastal currents is used to explain this behaviour.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00876227