Generation of overtides and compound tides in Amazon estuary |
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| Authors: | Marcos Nicolás Gallo Susana Beatriz Vinzon |
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| Institution: | (1) Coastal and Oceanographic Engineering Area, Ocean Engineering Program/COPPE, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, CT C203 Cx Po 68508, 21945-970 Rio de Janeiro, Brasil |
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| Abstract: | Tidal propagation in estuaries is affected by friction and fresh water discharge, besides changes in the depth and morphology
of the channel. Main distortions imply variations in the mean water level and asymmetry. Tidal asymmetry can be important
as a mechanism for sediment accumulation and turbidity maximum formation in estuaries, while mean water level changes can
affect navigation depths. Data from several gauges stations from the Amazon estuary and the adjacent coast were analyzed and
a 2DH hydrodynamic model was configured in a domain covering the continental shelf up to the last section of the river where
the tidal signature is observed. Based on data, theoretical and numerical results, the various influences in the generation
of estuarine harmonics are presented, including that of fresh water discharge. It is shown that the main overtide, M4, derived from the most important astronomic component in the Amazon estuary, M2, is responsible for the tidal wave asymmetry. This harmonic has its maximum amplitude at the mouth, where minimum depths
are found, and then decreases while tide propagates inside the estuary. Also, the numerical results show that the discharge
does not affect water level asymmetry; however, the Amazon river discharge plays an important role in the behavior of the
horizontal tide. The main compound tide in Amazon estuary, Msf, generated from the combination of the M2 and S2, can be strong enough to provoke neap low waters lower than spring ones. The results show this component increasing while
going upstream in the estuary, reaching a maximum and then slightly decaying. |
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| Keywords: | Tidal propagation Tidal asymmetry Shallow-water harmonics Amazon estuary |
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