On the shelf resonances of the English Channel and Irish Sea

The resonances of the English Channel and Irish Sea are investigated using the methods of Webb (2012a) together with an Arakawa C-grid model of the region under study. In the semi-diurnal tidal band, the high tides of the Bristol Channel and Gulf of St. Malo are shown to be due to two shelf resonanc...

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Main Author: D. J. Webb
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2013-08-01
Series:Ocean Science
Online Access:http://www.ocean-sci.net/9/731/2013/os-9-731-2013.pdf