Open AccessTidal Friction from Currents near the Seabed
Author(s) -
Charnock H.
Publication year - 1959
Publication title -
geophysical journal of the royal astronomical society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.302
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1365-246X
pISSN - 0016-8009
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-246x.1959.tb05794.x
Subject(s) - seabed , tidal current , geology , logarithm , oceanography , current (fluid) , shearing (physics) , geodesy , geotechnical engineering , mathematics , mathematical analysis
Summary The current in the lowest two metres of a tidal stream has been found to increase linearly with the logarithm of the height above the bottom. Independent measurements of the shearing stress on the seabed allow a determination of von Karman's constant which was found to be approximately 0·4.