Journal of Tropical Oceanography ›› 2020, Vol. 39 ›› Issue (1): 1-11.doi: 10.11978/2019037CSTR: 32234.14.2019037

• Marine Hydrology •     Next Articles

Response of tidal dynamics to the variation of water depth: case study of Guadiana estuary in Portugal

ZHANG Ping1,2,3,4, XIE Meifang1,2,3,4, YANG Hao1,2,3,4, CAI Huayang1,2,3,4(), Ou Suying1,2,3,4, YANG Qingshu1,2,3,4   

  1. 1. Institute of Estuarine and Coastal Research, School of Marine Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275 China
    2. State and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory of Estuarine Hydraulic Technology, Guangzhou 510275 China
    3. Guangdong Provincial Engineering Research Center of Coasts, Islands and Reefs, Guangzhou 510275 China
    4. Southern Laboratory of Ocean Science and Engineering, Zhuhai 519082, China
  • Received:2019-04-09 Revised:2019-05-31 Online:2020-01-20 Published:2020-01-09
  • Contact: Huayang CAI E-mail:caihy7@mail.sysu.edu.cn
  • Supported by:
    National Key Research and Development Program of China(2016YFC0402600);National Natural Science Foundation of China(5170928);Open Research Found of State Key Laboratory of Estuarine and Coastal Research(SKLEC-KF201809);Guangdong Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China(2017A030310321);the Water Resource Science and Technology Innovation Program of Guangdong Province(2016-20)

Abstract:

Quantifying the impacts of human-induced (such as dredging for navigational channels) or natural (such as global sea level rise) interventions on estuarine environment is an important issue for estuary and coastal studies. For given simplified geometry and dynamics, analytical models are capable of rapidly identify the influence of human-induced or natural interventions on estuarine environment, which are invaluable tools for exploring response of tidal dynamics to external forcing. In this study, a one-dimensional hydrodynamic analytical model was used to explore the response of tidal dynamics in terms of different constituents to variation of tidally averaged water depth (mimicking the channel dredging and deposition) in the Guadiana estuary in Portugal, building on previous studies on nonlinear frictional interaction between different tidal constituents. The results show that the influence of variable depth on tidal dynamics in the seaward reach (x=0-60 km) is stronger compared to that in the landward reach (x=60-78 km). In particular, the influence of variable depth on the predominant semi-diurnal tides (M2, S2, N2) is larger than that on diurnal tides (K1, O1). Analytical results also indicate that the basic tidal dynamic pattern along the estuary is more or less the same for a less intensive dredging of less than 2 m, while the pattern may substantially change for an intensive dredging activity. In addition, the channel bed deposition will weaken the tidal dynamics with a decrease of tidal amplitude, velocity amplitude, tidal wave celerity, and the phase lag between velocity and the elevation also decreases.

Key words: tidal dynamics, channel dredging, channel deposition, analytical model, Guadiana estuary

CLC Number: 

  • P731