Computation of the residual flow in the Gulf using the Mt Mitchell data and the KFUPM/RI hydrodynamical models

R. W. Lardner; A. H. Al-Rabeh; N. Gunay; M. Hossain; R. M. Reynolds; W. J. Lehr

doi:10.1016/0025-326X(93)90008-8

Computation of the residual flow in the Gulf using the Mt Mitchell data and the KFUPM/RI hydrodynamical models

R. W. Lardner^*, A. H. Al-Rabeh, N. Gunay, M. Hossain, R. M. Reynolds, W. J. Lehr

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King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals

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Abstract

The hydrodynamical models of the Gulf developed at KFUPM Research Institute are briefly described. The models are used to compute the flows in the Gulf driven by density gradient using the two sets of data collected on Legs 1 and 6 of the Mt Mitchell cruise. The two flows are compared with one another, with the result of a similar computation using the 1977 Atlantis II data and with computations of the flow driven by the prevailing wind. The combined residual flow due to wind and density gradient is found and compared to empirical estimates of the residual flow derived from ship-drift reports. The accuracy of the models is tested using the computed and observed water velocities at some of the current meters deployed during the cruise.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	61-70
Number of pages	10
Journal	Marine Pollution Bulletin
Volume	27
Issue number	C
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0025-326X(93)90008-8
State	Published - 1993

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We thank the Research Institute of King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM/R1) and the Saudi Arabian Meteorology and Environmental Protection Administration (MEPA) for their support of this research work. We also acknowledge the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for supplying the data.

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Computation of the residual flow in the Gulf using the Mt Mitchell data and the KFUPM/RI hydrodynamical models

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