Wave-current interactions in a wave-dominated tidal inlet

Measuring wave transformation in a tidal inlet using Wave Resolving Drifters

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Tidal Channel Dynamics and Muddy Substrates: a Comparison Between a Wave Dominated and a Tidal Dominated System

Variation of overtides by wave enhanced bottom drag in a North Florida tidal inlet

Month-long observations of waves and tidal currents at Ponce de Leon Inlet, North Florida are used to investigate the importance of wave-induced bottom drag as a mechanism for overtide generation in estuaries. While bottom drag can in theory lead to overtide generation, in practice, resolving unambiguously this effect is difficult as it tends to be overshadowed by the stronger effect of diurnal...

Wave–Current Interactions in Finite Depth

The energy, momentum, and mass-flux exchanges between surface waves and underlying Eulerian mean flows are considered, and terms in addition to the classical wave “radiation stress” are identified. The formulation is made in terms of the vertically integrated flow. The various terms are identified with other analyses and interpreted in terms of physical mechanisms, permitting reasonable estimat...

Sediment Dynamics and Wave-current Interactions

Described here is a model for the long-time formation and evolution of erodible beds under the action of waves and currents. It is an extention of a model rst developed by Craik and Leibovich, which describes the dynamics of Langmuir circulation cells, later adapted by McWilliams and Restrepo to model the interaction of a gravity wave eld with global oceanic ows.