Flow separation and vertical motions in a tidal flow interacting with a shallow-water island

This paper reports on the case study of Rattray Island (Great Barrier Reef, northeast Australia), lying perpendicular to tidal flow in shallow waters. At ebb and flood, attached (stable) eddies develop in the wake where swirls of turbidity suggest that sediment-laden waters are brought to the surfac...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Estuarine, coastal and shelf science coastal and shelf science, 2008-04, Vol.77 (3), p.457-466
Hauptverfasser:	White, Laurent, Wolanski, Eric
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animal and plant ecology Animal, plant and microbial ecology Biological and medical sciences Brackish water ecosystems finite elements flow separation Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology island wake Rattray Island Synecology upwelling
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