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Wave Effects on Inlet and Bay
Oral
Anna Wargula, PhD
Assistant Professor
United States Naval Academy
Britt Raubenheimer, PhD
Senior Scientist
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Steve Elgar
Senior Scientist
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Jia-Lin (Julie) Chen
National Cheng Kung University (NCKU)
Fengyan Shi
Center for Applied Coastal Research, University of Delaware
Field observations and numerical simulations are used to evaluate the effects of waves on discharge and circulation, and the relative importance of wave radiation-stress and pressure gradients at an unstratified inlet during and following energetic waves. Tidal asymmetry in wave-induced discharge may be owing to the timing of the storms (and the wave-induced setup), as well as to flood-ebb differences in the response of water levels and flows to the waves. The effects of storm timing and of energetic (4-m high) waves on the discharge and circulation outside the inlet mouth will be discussed.