Open AccessTidal Flow and Mass Transport in a Slowly Converging Estuary
Author(s) -
Johns B.
Publication year - 1967
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.1967.tb03135.x
Subject(s) - shoal , estuary , geology , mass transport , tidal current , oceanography , tidal waves , current (fluid) , flow (mathematics) , water mass , channel (broadcasting) , mass flow , hydrology (agriculture) , mechanics , geotechnical engineering , physics , engineering , engineering physics , electrical engineering
Summary A variable eddy viscosity technique is used to investigate the structure of the semi‐diurnal tidal flow in the Humber Estuary. The associated current system is determined theoretically along the river as far as Saltend and compared with observations made in the mid‐channel. The tidal solution is then used to estimate the distribution of tidal induced mass transport above the bed of the river. The calculations indicate that there is a convergence of mid‐channel mass transport off Grimsby. It is suggested that this mechanism is that primarily responsible for the development of the ‘middle shoal’ in the neighbourhood of Grimsby.