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Water movement and the simulation of storm surges in the Firth of Clyde

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 December 2011

John M. Townson  and
Richard H. F. Collar
John M. Townson
Affiliation:
Department of Civil Engineering, University of Strathclyde, 107 Rottenrow, Glasgow G4 ONG, Scotland
Richard H. F. Collar
Affiliation:
Department of Civil Engineering, University of Strathclyde, 107 Rottenrow, Glasgow G4 ONG, Scotland
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Synopsis

The basic mechanisms governing the general circulation of water in the Firth of Clyde are reviewed with particular reference to their changing relative importance throughout the system, this including the inner estuary. Attention is then focused on the effect of storm surge. A numerical model for the depth-integrated equation of motion is applied to the surges recorded in 1972 and 1979. The proportion of surge generated within the outer firth is thereby assessed.

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Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Section B: Biological Sciences , Volume 90: The Environment of the Estuary and Firth of Clyde , 1986 , pp. 85 - 96
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Copyright © Royal Society of Edinburgh 1986

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