التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
| العنوان: |
Characterizing Seiches Oscillations in a Macro-Tidal Estuary. |
| المؤلفون: |
Guillou, Nicolas, Chapalain, Georges |
| المصدر: |
Coasts (2673-964X); Mar2024, Vol. 4 Issue 1, p108-126, 19p |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: |
SEICHES, ESTUARIES, SEA level, TIDES, TIME series analysis |
| مستخلص: |
Seiches oscillations may account for an important proportion of sea level variations in nearshore environments, inducing overflow and surges while impacting the safety of marine areas. However, complementary investigations are still required to characterize seiches in coastal basins, including especially estuaries. The present study exhibited seiches characteristics in the intertidal zone of the upper Elorn estuary (western Brittany, France), within the city of Landerneau, which is regularly subjected to river overflow and inundation. This investigation relied on five-year measurements of the free-surface elevation. As recorded time series were highly discontinuous around low tide, an original data analysis technique was implemented to exhibit seiches characteristics during the different tidal cycles. Measurements revealed important seiches oscillations with heights liable to exceed 0.6 m and periods of around 45–70 min. Seiches showed furthermore a fortnightly variability with pronounced heights and an increased number of oscillations during neap tides. These variations appeared, however, to be disturbed by the additional effects of meteorological conditions, including especially the influence of wind. The number of oscillations around high tide was thus found to increase in strong wind conditions. These effects were particularly noticeable at low atmospheric pressure, suggesting a sensitivity of seiches to wind meteorological patterns during cyclonic events. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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