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Ri
s
S
SOl
Sp
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SXY
SXY
S
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u
U
U
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U
Ut
U
U
v
V
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V
V
Ve
VI
Vg
Vw
w
w
Appendix A Symbols and Notations
- local Reynolds number
- Richardson number
- wave steepness
- surface [m 2 ]
- Southern Oscillation Index [Nos- 2 ]
- platform area [m 2 ]
- cross-shore component of radiation stress tensor [Nom]
- longshore component of radiation stress tensor [Nom]
- cross-spectrum of variables x and y
- water salinity [ppm]
- mean salinity [ppm]
- frequency spectrum of surface (internal) waves [m 2 os]
- time [s]
- flushing time [s]
- wave period [s]
- temperature [0C]
- mean wave period [s]
- inertial period [s]
- period of the internal wave [s]
- period of n-seiche mode [s]
- velocity vector, U = (u, v, w)
- horizontal component of velocity [mos-I]
mean horizontal component of velocity [mos-I]
- free-stream velocity [mos-I]
- friction velocity [mos-I]
- horizontal component of fluctuation velocity [mos-I]
- tangential velocity [mos-I]
- characteristic flow velocity [mos-I]
- U rsell number
- horizontal component of velocity [mos-I]
mean horizontal component of velocity [mos-I]
- horizontal component of fluctuation velocity [mos-I]
components of velocity in a cylindrical coordinate system
- mean flow velocity [mos-I]
- volume of water or animal body [m- 3 ]
- entire volume of the estuary [m 3 ]
- freshwater volume of the estuary [m 3 ]
- geostrophic wind velocity [mos-I]
- wind speed [mos-I]
- vertical component of velocity [mos-I]
- terminal velocity [ m S-I]