M.S. Filmer , P.L. Woodworth , S.D.P. Williams , S.J. Claessens
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Abstract
We conduct a study to estimate uncertainties in tidal constants from M2, S2, N2, K1, O1, Q1 and related K2, P1, 2N2 constituents from 35-day tide gauge records in the northern Australia and Papua New Guinea regions. The motivation for this study stems from the availability of ∼300 short tide gauge records (most ∼ 30 days long) in these regions, but their accuracy for tidal studies is not clear. We simulate the 35-day uncertainties by dividing a selected set of 14 long tide gauge records (19-years where available) from the GESLA3 data set into consecutive 35-day sections. Amplitudes and phase lags computed from each long record are treated as the ‘true’ values, from which we compute and analyse inference information for the short records. Comparison of empirical amplitude ratios and phase lag differences with the relationships from the Equilibrium tide show significant differences in both amplitude and phase lag in some constituents and locations. We also compare inference information derived from the FES2022b ocean tide model, which suggests that such models could be used in this way in some instances. Empirical uncertainties in the 35-day records were no more than 0.045 m with maximum errors reaching 0.093 m. The largest 35-day errors appeared in the K1 constituent, mostly in the Torres Strait and northwest Australia. Empirical inference information showed improvement on the Equilibrium assumption for S2 and K1 reference constituents and related constituents K2, 2N2 and P1, demonstrating that the latter can be accurately derived from short records with accurate inference information.
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Continental Shelf Research publishes articles dealing with the biological, chemical, geological and physical oceanography of the shallow marine environment, from coastal and estuarine waters out to the shelf break. The continental shelf is a critical environment within the land-ocean continuum, and many processes, functions and problems in the continental shelf are driven by terrestrial inputs transported through the rivers and estuaries to the coastal and continental shelf areas. Manuscripts that deal with these topics must make a clear link to the continental shelf. Examples of research areas include:
Physical sedimentology and geomorphology
Geochemistry of the coastal ocean (inorganic and organic)
Marine environment and anthropogenic effects
Interaction of physical dynamics with natural and manmade shoreline features
Benthic, phytoplankton and zooplankton ecology
Coastal water and sediment quality, and ecosystem health
Benthic-pelagic coupling (physical and biogeochemical)
Interactions between physical dynamics (waves, currents, mixing, etc.) and biogeochemical cycles
Estuarine, coastal and shelf sea modelling and process studies.