Institutional Archive of Ifremer (French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea) · 1985 · 16 citations · 0 references
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Natural SciencesEarth SciencesOceanographyEstuarine OceanographyEstuarine SciencePhysical OceanographyEstuariesEstuarine CirculationTidal CirculationTidal CurrentsTidal DynamicsTidal ModelingCurrentsDensity CurrentsEstuarine Circulation ModelingResidence TimeResidual CirculationTidal Current ResidualsTidal Flow ModelingTidal Residual Currents
By taking into account salinity measurements and consequently mean residence time, current measurements, tidal computation with a 2-D model and wind induced currents provided by a 3-D model, a global diagram of residual flow in Seine Bay is given. Main patterns are exhibited: density currents in the eastern part of the bay, off the Seine Estuary, wind induced circulation, especially along the coast and over the Channels, and tidal residual patterns induced by topography.