Journal of Tropical Oceanography ›› 2018, Vol. 37 ›› Issue (5): 25-32.doi: 10.11978/2017124CSTR: 32234.14.2017124

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Analysis of tidal current and tidal energy on the west coast of Guangdong Province based on High Frequency Ground Wave Radar observation

Huaixin ZHU1,2(), Tingting ZU1(), Jian LI1, Yeqiang SHU1, Ju CHEN1, Dongxiao WANG1   

  1. 1. State Key Laboratory of Tropical Oceanography (South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences), Guangzhou 510301, China
    2. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China;
  • Received:2017-11-15 Revised:2017-12-19 Online:2018-09-20 Published:2018-10-13
  • Supported by:
    National Special Scientific Equipment Development Project (2013YQ16079303);Frontier Science Research Project of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Grant No. QYZDJ-SSW-DQC022);National Natural Science Foundation of China (41576003, 41506022);Science and Technology Planning Project of Guangdong Province (2016A020224003)

Abstract:

We study the characteristics of tidal current on the west coast of Guangdong Province using the surface current data observed by a High Frequency Ground Wave Radar (HF radar). Tidal harmonic analysis results show that the tide in this area mostly belongs to irregular semidiurnal tide, and the shallow water components are not negligible. The M2 tidal current is mainly counterclockwise reciprocating flow. The direction is along the northwest-southeast. In the near-shore region, tidal energy flux spreads to the shore. The tidal energy flux is from east to west in the east part of the study area. Through tidal energy budget analysis, we found that high dissipation appears in the west part of the study area, which has a lot of islands there is related to the existence of the Qiongzhou Strait and the topography on the west coast of Guangdong Province.

Key words: west coast of Guangdong Province, High Frequency Ground Wave Radar, tidal current, tidal energy, tidal dissipation

CLC Number: 

  • P731.23