Turbulent Convergent Tidal Fronts
- 11 May 1974
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom
- Vol. 54 (2), 469-479
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0025315400058653
Abstract
A high concentration of certain planktonic animals was found in a frontal region in the English Channel. Temperature, salinity and current measurements and direct visual observations (underwater) describe the nature of the front. It is shown that water depth, season, strong tidal mixing and residence time are important factors leading to the formation and maintenance of a turbulent convergent tidal front.Keywords
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