Articles | Volume 14, issue 2
https://doi.org/10.5194/os-14-225-2018
https://doi.org/10.5194/os-14-225-2018
Research article
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15 Mar 2018
Research article |  | 15 Mar 2018

Shelf sea tidal currents and mixing fronts determined from ocean glider observations

Peter M. F. Sheehan, Barbara Berx, Alejandro Gallego, Rob A. Hall, Karen J. Heywood, Sarah L. Hughes, and Bastien Y. Queste

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We calculate tidal velocities using observations of ocean currents collected by an underwater glider. We use these velocities to investigate the location of sharp boundaries between water masses in shallow seas. Narrow currents along these boundaries are important transport pathways around shallow seas for pollutants and organisms. Tides are an important control on boundary location in summer, but seawater salt concentration can also influence boundary location, especially in winter.