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Document Type
Book Chapter
Department/Program
Virginia Institute of Marine Science
Editors
Bruce J. Nelson, Albert Kuo and John Brubaker
Publication Date
1989
Book Title
Estuarine Circulation
Publisher
Humana Press
City
Clifton, New Jersey
Abstract
An analysis of non-tidal estuarine circulation and local wind events was conducted employing wind and current records taken along the York River. Three distinct response conditions of non-tidal circulation to wind were observed. These conditions exhibited significant temporal and spatial variability. The first was typified by a positive two layer flow response to wind that was significant in the middle section of the York during the first six days of the study. The second exhibited a positive one layer flow response to wind that was significant in the upper section of the York during the last three days of the study, The third exhibited no statistically significant relation between current patterns and wind. This condition occurred near the mouth of the estuary, and it may indicate that the currents near the mouth respond more substantially to conditions in the adjacent· Chesapeake Bay than to those caused by local winds.
Recommended Citation
Kiley, K. P. and Welch, C. S., "The Response of Estuarine Circulation to Local Wind Events" (1989). VIMS Books and Book Chapters. 32.
https://scholarworks.wm.edu/vimsbooks/32
