Barotropic tidal and residual circulation in the arabian gulf

摘要

The tidal response in the Arabian Gulf is a mixed semi-diurnal and diurnal signal controlled through the Strait of Hormuz. Thidal elvations range between 0.5 -1.5m and tidal velocities are on the order of 0.2-0.5 m/s. The tidal residual circulation is most prevalent over a gradually sloping bottom in depths less than 15-20 m (i.e. off the U.A.E coast, in the northern Gulf, and near the cape at Ras-e Jabrin in Iraq). Numerious islands dotting the eastern Gulf and ragged coastines through the Strait induce residual currents having magnitudes nearly 10