Influence of benthic boundary layer dynamics on wind-induced currents in the Ebro delta inner shelf

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Main Authors: Jiménez-Quintana, José Antonio, Guillén, Jorge, Sánchez-Arcilla, Agustín, Gràcia, Vicenç, Palanques, Albert
Format: artículo biblioteca
Published: American Geophysical Union 2002-06
Subjects:Stratification, Wind-induced currents, Inner shelf, Suspended sediment, Ebro delta, Wave-current interaction,
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/244480
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spelling dig-icm-es-10261-2444802021-06-24T02:19:20Z Influence of benthic boundary layer dynamics on wind-induced currents in the Ebro delta inner shelf Jiménez-Quintana, José Antonio Guillén, Jorge Sánchez-Arcilla, Agustín Gràcia, Vicenç Palanques, Albert Stratification Wind-induced currents Inner shelf Suspended sediment Ebro delta Wave-current interaction 11 pages, 10 figures [1] Measurements taken by two instrumented tripods deployed on the Ebro delta inner shelf at 8.5- and 12.5-m depth were used to characterize low-frequency currents under the action of a moderate eastern storm. Results show that inner shelf currents respond very rapidly to wind action with along-shelf currents dominating over the across-shelf ones. Mean along-shelf velocities of 0.35 and 0.24 m s−1 at the inner and outer position, respectively, were recorded during the event, and they were highly correlated with the along-shelf wind stress. The measured current profiles were used to derive wind drag coefficients, assuming a balance between the along-shelf components of the wind and current bottom stresses. Since under eastern wind events, wave action in the Ebro inner shelf is significantly enhanced, wave-current interaction processes controlling the current bottom stress and sediment mobilization can affect the current structure. During the event, depth-averaged concentrations in the lower meter of the water column larger than 1 g L−1 were recorded that were also accompanied by the generation of vertical concentration gradients larger than 1 g L−1m−1. When the bottom drag coefficient was obtained from velocity profiles without considering the presence of these gradients, the required wind drag coefficients to fulfil the along-shelf balance were much higher than the ones derived from wind data, and they vary across the inner shelf. However, when bottom drag coefficients are obtained including stratification effects, the wind drag coefficients fulfilling the along-shelf balance were of the same order of magnitude as the ones derived from wind data and without any difference at both locations This work was carried out in the framework of the TRASEDVE and FANS projects funded by the CICYT (MAR98-0691-C02-01) and EU (MAS3-CT95-0037), respectively. Additional support was also given by CICYT (MAR96-2268-C03-01-CE) 2021-06-23T10:10:09Z 2021-06-23T10:10:09Z 2002-06 2021-06-23T10:10:09Z artículo http://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501 e-issn: 2169-9291 Journal of Geophysical Research - Part C - Oceans 107(6): 1-11 (2002) http://hdl.handle.net/10261/244480 10.1029/2001JC000905 Publisher's version https://doi.org/10.1029/2001JC000905 Sí open American Geophysical Union
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topic Stratification
Wind-induced currents
Inner shelf
Suspended sediment
Ebro delta
Wave-current interaction
Stratification
Wind-induced currents
Inner shelf
Suspended sediment
Ebro delta
Wave-current interaction
spellingShingle Stratification
Wind-induced currents
Inner shelf
Suspended sediment
Ebro delta
Wave-current interaction
Stratification
Wind-induced currents
Inner shelf
Suspended sediment
Ebro delta
Wave-current interaction
Jiménez-Quintana, José Antonio
Guillén, Jorge
Sánchez-Arcilla, Agustín
Gràcia, Vicenç
Palanques, Albert
Influence of benthic boundary layer dynamics on wind-induced currents in the Ebro delta inner shelf
description 11 pages, 10 figures
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topic_facet Stratification
Wind-induced currents
Inner shelf
Suspended sediment
Ebro delta
Wave-current interaction
author Jiménez-Quintana, José Antonio
Guillén, Jorge
Sánchez-Arcilla, Agustín
Gràcia, Vicenç
Palanques, Albert
author_facet Jiménez-Quintana, José Antonio
Guillén, Jorge
Sánchez-Arcilla, Agustín
Gràcia, Vicenç
Palanques, Albert
author_sort Jiménez-Quintana, José Antonio
title Influence of benthic boundary layer dynamics on wind-induced currents in the Ebro delta inner shelf
title_short Influence of benthic boundary layer dynamics on wind-induced currents in the Ebro delta inner shelf
title_full Influence of benthic boundary layer dynamics on wind-induced currents in the Ebro delta inner shelf
title_fullStr Influence of benthic boundary layer dynamics on wind-induced currents in the Ebro delta inner shelf
title_full_unstemmed Influence of benthic boundary layer dynamics on wind-induced currents in the Ebro delta inner shelf
title_sort influence of benthic boundary layer dynamics on wind-induced currents in the ebro delta inner shelf
publisher American Geophysical Union
publishDate 2002-06
url http://hdl.handle.net/10261/244480
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