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The N2 tide and semidiurnal amphidromes around the British Isles

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 May 2009

R. D. Pingree  and
D. K. Griffiths
R. D. Pingree
Affiliation:
Institute of Oceanographic Sciences, Wormley, Surrey
D. K. Griffiths
Affiliation:
The Laboratory, Marine Biological Association, Citadel Hill, Plymouth
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A numerical model is used to derive the N2 tide around the British Isles. The model can derive any semidiurnal astronomical constituent in about 5 tidal cycles to > 90% accuracy. This simulation demonstrates the importance of quadratic friction and frequency in determining the relative positions of the N2, M2 and S2 amphidromes.

Type
Research Article
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Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 61 , Issue 3 , August 1981 , pp. 617 - 625
Copyright
Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 1981

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