Intratidal and Subtidal Circulation in a Tropical Estuary during Wet Season: The Maroni, French Guiana
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Study Site
3. Methods
3.1. Data Collection
3.2. Data Analysis
3.3. Wind, River and Density-Induced Flow
3.4. Cross-Channel Variation in Density-Induced Flow
4. Results
4.1. River, Wind, Tide and Salt
4.2. Intratidal Flow
4.3. Subtidal Flow
4.3.1. Analytical Solutions for Wind, River and Density Driven Flow
4.3.2. Analytical Solution for Lateral Variations in Pressure Gradient Driven Flow
5. Discussion
5.1. Along-Channel Subtidal Flows
5.2. Lateral Subtidal Flows
6. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
Abbreviations
ADCP | Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler |
CTD | Conductivity, Temperature, Depth profiler |
BTPG | Barotropic Pressure Gradient |
BCPG | Baroclinic Pressure Gradient |
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Ross, L.; Sottolichio, A.; Maury, T.; Lesourd, S.; Gardel, A. Intratidal and Subtidal Circulation in a Tropical Estuary during Wet Season: The Maroni, French Guiana. J. Mar. Sci. Eng. 2019, 7, 433. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse7120433
Ross L, Sottolichio A, Maury T, Lesourd S, Gardel A. Intratidal and Subtidal Circulation in a Tropical Estuary during Wet Season: The Maroni, French Guiana. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering. 2019; 7(12):433. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse7120433
Chicago/Turabian StyleRoss, Lauren, Aldo Sottolichio, Tanguy Maury, Sandric Lesourd, and Antoine Gardel. 2019. "Intratidal and Subtidal Circulation in a Tropical Estuary during Wet Season: The Maroni, French Guiana" Journal of Marine Science and Engineering 7, no. 12: 433. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse7120433
APA StyleRoss, L., Sottolichio, A., Maury, T., Lesourd, S., & Gardel, A. (2019). Intratidal and Subtidal Circulation in a Tropical Estuary during Wet Season: The Maroni, French Guiana. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 7(12), 433. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse7120433