Accession Number:

ADA295431

Title:

To Model Tidal Structure in the Shallow Water of the lceland-Faeroes Ridge Region.

Descriptive Note:

Final rept.,

Corporate Author:

UNIVERSITY COLL OF NORTH WALES BANGOR UNIT FOR COASTAL AND ESTUARINE STUDIES

Personal Author(s):

• Sherwin, T. J.

Report Date:

1995-03-01

Pagination or Media Count:

21.0

Abstract:

An investigation into the levels of internal tide energy in the lceland-Faeroes ridge region has been carried out using both current meter observations and predictions from a three-dimensional ocean circulation model forced by tidal current predictions from a barotropic model. The work has proved successful in that the model runs are stable and in places make reasonable predictions. Two tidal constituents have been examined, M2 and 01. In general the predicted internal tide energy levels are too low, however, and further work is planned. AN

Descriptors:

• *SHALLOW WATER
• *TIDAL CURRENTS
• *OCEAN RIDGES
• MATHEMATICAL MODELS
• OCEAN WAVES
• OCEAN CURRENTS
• PREDICTIONS
• ENERGY
• RESOLUTION
• THREE DIMENSIONAL
• OCEANOGRAPHIC DATA
• BAROMETRIC PRESSURE
• OCEAN MODELS
• OCEAN BOTTOM TOPOGRAPHY
• FLOWMETERS
• DIURNAL VARIATIONS
• INTERNAL WAVES
• OCEAN TIDES
• ICELAND

Subject Categories:

• Physical and Dynamic Oceanography

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE