Evidence for predominance of internal tidal currents in Sagami and Suruga bays |
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| Authors: | Atsushi Ohwaki Masaji Matsuyama Shizuo Iwata |
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| Institution: | (1) Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science, Tokyo University of Fisheries., 5-7, Konan 4, Minato-ku, 108 Tokyo, Japan;(2) Kanagawa Prefectual Fisheries Experimental Station, Jyogashima, Misaki-machi, 238-02 Miura-city, Kanagawa, Japan |
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| Abstract: | Tidal currents observed in a surface layer overlying deep water in Sagami and Suruga Bays frequently have large amplitude in summer and fall. Numerical experiments show that the current amplitude due to the surface tides is below 1.0 cm sec–1 for the semidiurnal and diurnal constituents in the inner region of the two bays. The observed current amplitudes are larger than the calculated ones due to the surface tides. Therefore, the observed tidal currents are indicated to be due mainly to the internal tides. In addition, the semidiurnal currents dominate the diurnal currents in Sagami Bay, while the opposite occurs in Suruga Bay. These results suggest that the prevailing periods of the internal tides differ between the two bays,i.e., the internal tide has a semidiurnal period in Sagami Bay and a diurnal period in Suruga Bay. |
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