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Articles | Volume 11, issue 3
Articles | Volume 11, issue 3
https://doi.org/10.5194/os-11-439-2015
© Author(s) 2015. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/os-11-439-2015
© Author(s) 2015. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Articles | Volume 11, issue 3
Research article
 | 
08 Jun 2015
Research article |  | 08 Jun 2015

Water level oscillations in Monterey Bay and Harbor

J. Park, W. V. Sweet, and R. Heitsenrether

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Seiches in coastal bays can produce significant water level oscillations that impact maritime operations and introduce ecological stress. Monterey Bay, California, is found to have wave-driven short-period oscillations that can reinforce themselves, resulting in water level amplification. At longer periods the oscillations are not wave-driven and several potential forcing mechanisms are examined. A gyre offshore the bay is suggested as the driver, while other potential drivers are discounted.
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