Tide-Surge Interaction in the Pearl River Estuary: A Case Study of Typhoon Hato
In this study, the characteristics and mechanisms of tide-surge interaction in the Pearl River Estuary (PRE) during Typhoon Hato in August 2017 are studied in detail using a 3D nearshore hydrodynamic model. The wind field of Typhoon Hato is firstly reconstructed by merging the Holland parametric tro...
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doaj-e24ee1656b26483ab2552d61c8893dfb2020-11-25T02:10:32ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Marine Science2296-77452020-04-01710.3389/fmars.2020.00236520941Tide-Surge Interaction in the Pearl River Estuary: A Case Study of Typhoon HatoPeng Zheng0Peng Zheng1Ming Li2Caixia Wang3Judith Wolf4Xueen Chen5Michela De Dominicis6Peng Yao7Zhan Hu8Zhan Hu9College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, ChinaSchool of Engineering, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United KingdomSchool of Engineering, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United KingdomTianjin Binhai New Area Bureau of Meteorology, Tianjin, ChinaNational Oceanography Centre, Liverpool, United KingdomCollege of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, ChinaNational Oceanography Centre, Liverpool, United KingdomCollege of Harbor, Coastal and Offshore Engineering, Hohai University, Nanjing, ChinaGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Marine Resources and Coastal Engineering, School of Marine Science, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, ChinaSouthern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory, Zhuhai, ChinaIn this study, the characteristics and mechanisms of tide-surge interaction in the Pearl River Estuary (PRE) during Typhoon Hato in August 2017 are studied in detail using a 3D nearshore hydrodynamic model. The wind field of Typhoon Hato is firstly reconstructed by merging the Holland parametric tropical cyclone model results with the CFSR reanalysis data, which enables the model to reproduce the pure astronomical tides and storm tides well; in particular, the distinctive oscillation pattern in the measured water levels due to the passage of the typhoon has been captured. Three different types of model runs are conducted in order to separate the water level variations due to the astronomical tide, storm surge, and tide-surge interactions in the Pearl River Estuary. The results show the strong tidal modulation of the surge level, as well as alteration of the phase of surge, which also changes the peak storm tidal level, in addition to the tidal modulation effects. In order to numerically assess the contributions of three non-linear processes in the tide-surge interaction and quantify their relative significance, the widely used “subtraction” approach and a new “addition” approach are tested in this study. The widely used “subtraction” approach is found to be unsuitable for the assessment due to the “rebalance” effect, and thus the new “addition” approach is proposed along with a new indicator to represent the tide-surge interaction, from which more reasonable results are obtained. Detailed analysis using the “addition” approach indicates that the quadratic bottom friction, shallow water effect, and nonlinear advective effect play the first, second, and third most important roles in the tidal-surge interaction in the estuary, respectively.https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmars.2020.00236/fulltide-surge interactionPearl River EstuaryTyphoon HatoFVCOM modelflood riskquadratic bottom friction |
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Peng Zheng Peng Zheng Ming Li Caixia Wang Judith Wolf Xueen Chen Michela De Dominicis Peng Yao Zhan Hu Zhan Hu Tide-Surge Interaction in the Pearl River Estuary: A Case Study of Typhoon Hato Frontiers in Marine Science tide-surge interaction Pearl River Estuary Typhoon Hato FVCOM model flood risk quadratic bottom friction |
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Peng Zheng Peng Zheng Ming Li Caixia Wang Judith Wolf Xueen Chen Michela De Dominicis Peng Yao Zhan Hu Zhan Hu |
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Tide-Surge Interaction in the Pearl River Estuary: A Case Study of Typhoon Hato |
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Tide-Surge Interaction in the Pearl River Estuary: A Case Study of Typhoon Hato |
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Tide-Surge Interaction in the Pearl River Estuary: A Case Study of Typhoon Hato |
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Tide-Surge Interaction in the Pearl River Estuary: A Case Study of Typhoon Hato |
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Tide-Surge Interaction in the Pearl River Estuary: A Case Study of Typhoon Hato |
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tide-surge interaction in the pearl river estuary: a case study of typhoon hato |
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In this study, the characteristics and mechanisms of tide-surge interaction in the Pearl River Estuary (PRE) during Typhoon Hato in August 2017 are studied in detail using a 3D nearshore hydrodynamic model. The wind field of Typhoon Hato is firstly reconstructed by merging the Holland parametric tropical cyclone model results with the CFSR reanalysis data, which enables the model to reproduce the pure astronomical tides and storm tides well; in particular, the distinctive oscillation pattern in the measured water levels due to the passage of the typhoon has been captured. Three different types of model runs are conducted in order to separate the water level variations due to the astronomical tide, storm surge, and tide-surge interactions in the Pearl River Estuary. The results show the strong tidal modulation of the surge level, as well as alteration of the phase of surge, which also changes the peak storm tidal level, in addition to the tidal modulation effects. In order to numerically assess the contributions of three non-linear processes in the tide-surge interaction and quantify their relative significance, the widely used “subtraction” approach and a new “addition” approach are tested in this study. The widely used “subtraction” approach is found to be unsuitable for the assessment due to the “rebalance” effect, and thus the new “addition” approach is proposed along with a new indicator to represent the tide-surge interaction, from which more reasonable results are obtained. Detailed analysis using the “addition” approach indicates that the quadratic bottom friction, shallow water effect, and nonlinear advective effect play the first, second, and third most important roles in the tidal-surge interaction in the estuary, respectively. |
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tide-surge interaction Pearl River Estuary Typhoon Hato FVCOM model flood risk quadratic bottom friction |
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