Abstract
The peculiarity of the water exchange between the Marmara Sea and the Aegean Sea through the Strait of the Dardanelles is investigated by a two-dimensional, non-hydrostatic, non-linear numerical model with laterally averaged equations. Prior to any motions a lock separates the two different water bodies with temperature and salinity distributions typical for the Aegean and Marmara Seas during the summer season. The circulation within the strait is formed after lifting the lock. The detailed structure of the flow is complex, and the salt-flux analysis is used to check whether a steady state circulation is achieved. Evaluation of the Froude number showed that the flow is supercritical in the most narrow section of the strait—Nara Passage. The obtained numerical salinity and temperature fields are qualitatively in good agreement with measurements.
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