Abstract
This study shows the computed tidal harmonic results from a sea level time series performed to elucidate the temporal and spatial behavior of tides in the Veracruz Reef System (western Gulf of Mexico). Data from 11 pressure sensors moored from October to December 2004 revealed that the predominant harmonics within the coral reef system were the diurnal K1 and O1 components, followed by the semidiurnal M2 component. The fortnightly constituent showed an amplitude comparable to that of the M2 harmonic. Tidal amplitudes showed small differences throughout the area when compared with the phases. Phase lags among different stations were induced by bathymetric effects.
Highlights
IntroductionMost tide-related studies in the Gulf of Mexico have aimed to understand tidal propagation from deep-sea to coastal regions through cotidal and corange maps generated from pressure sensors and numerical models (Grace 1932, Mofjeld and Wimbush 1977, Reid and Whitaker 1981, Salas-de León and Monreal-Gómez 1997, Kantha 2005)
This study shows the computed tidal harmonic results from a sea level time series performed to elucidate the temporal and spatial behavior of tides in the Veracruz Reef System
Most tide-related studies in the Gulf of Mexico have aimed to understand tidal propagation from deep-sea to coastal regions through cotidal and corange maps generated from pressure sensors and numerical models (Grace 1932, Mofjeld and Wimbush 1977, Reid and Whitaker 1981, Salas-de León and Monreal-Gómez 1997, Kantha 2005)
Summary
Most tide-related studies in the Gulf of Mexico have aimed to understand tidal propagation from deep-sea to coastal regions through cotidal and corange maps generated from pressure sensors and numerical models (Grace 1932, Mofjeld and Wimbush 1977, Reid and Whitaker 1981, Salas-de León and Monreal-Gómez 1997, Kantha 2005). The amplitudes and phases of diurnal tidal components in the western half of the gulf oscillate up and down almost in phase and do not propagate cyclonically around the basin as the semidiurnal tidal component does (Grace 1932, Reid and Whitaker 1981, Kantha 2005).
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