An evaluation of a numerical water elevation and tidal current prediction model applied to Monterey Bay.
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Authors
Lazanoff, Sheldon Mark
Subjects
tides
currents
numerical model
shallow water embayments
currents
numerical model
shallow water embayments
Advisors
Thornton, Edward B.
Date of Issue
1971-03
Date
March 1971
Publisher
Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School
Language
en_US
Abstract
The Hansen Hydrodynamical - Numerical model was evaluated
for Monterey Bay with actual field data. Tides and winds are
the principal driving forces of the Hansen model. Analysis
of the field data indicated that the principal driving force
of the circulation in the bay was the oceanic currents and
not the tides and winds. The tidal heights and phases and
current directions were calculated correctly by the model,
but the calculated current speeds were an order of magnitude
too large. The inaccuracy of the current speeds was attributed
to the inaccurate calculations of the currents along
the open boundary and the large bathymetric gradients of the
Monterey Submarine Canyon.
Type
Thesis
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Department
Oceanography
Organization
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
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Distribution Statement
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