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Mixing and Trapping in Australian Tropical Coastal Waters

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Evidence is presented indicating the existence in tropical Australia of a coastal boundary layer, often visible as a nearshore band of turbid water. The coastal boundary layer inhibits mixing between the nearshore and offshore water by two effects, firstly by trapping in mangrove swamps, and secondly due to frictional effects which inhibit inertial jets. Contrast was found between coastal boundary layer dynamics in the Gulf of Carpentaria, which has shallow inshore water and a smooth coastline, and the continental shelf of the Great Barrier Reef which has deeper inshore water and a more rugged coastline. In the Gulf, the coastal boundary layer maintains its integrity for much longer time scales than in the Great Barrier Reef continental shelf.

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Wolanski, E., Ridd, P. (1990). Mixing and Trapping in Australian Tropical Coastal Waters. In: Cheng, R.T. (eds) Residual Currents and Long-term Transport. Coastal and Estuarine Studies, vol 38. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-9061-9_13

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