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https://doi.org/10.5194/os-12-137-2016
https://doi.org/10.5194/os-12-137-2016
Research article
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18 Jan 2016
Research article |  | 18 Jan 2016

Temporal evolution of the momentum balance terms and frictional adjustment observed over the inner shelf during a storm

M. Grifoll, A. L. Aretxabaleta, J. L. Pelegrí, and M. Espino

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We investigate the rapidly changing equilibrium between the momentum sources and sinks during the passage of a single two-peak storm over the Catalan inner shelf (NW Mediterranean Sea). At 24m water depth, a primary momentum balance between acceleration, pressure gradient and frictional forces (surface and bottom) is established. The frictional adjustment timescale was around 10h, consistent with the e-folding time obtained from bottom drag parameterizations.