Open AccessThe Circulation of the Bristol Channel
Author(s) -
Hamilton P.
Publication year - 1973
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.1973.tb05841.x
Subject(s) - flushing , clockwise , channel (broadcasting) , geology , circulation (fluid dynamics) , water mass , mechanics , oceanography , meteorology , geometry , physics , telecommunications , rotation (mathematics) , mathematics , engineering , medicine , endocrinology
Summary The salinity and temperature distribution of the Bristol Channel give rise to density currents which are evaluated by a hydrodynamical theory proposed by Heaps. The density induced motion results in an anticlockwise eddy in the mouth of the channel which helps to explain the water‐mass structure and the long flushing time of the channel.