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Non-linear aspects of the tidal dynamics in the Sylt-Rømø Bight, south-eastern North Sea
Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine
Research, Bremerhaven 27570, Germany
Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine
Research, List/Sylt 25992, Germany
Alexey Androsov
Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine
Research, Bremerhaven 27570, Germany
Shirshov Institute of Oceanology, Moscow, 117997, Russia
Lasse Sander
Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine
Research, List/Sylt 25992, Germany
Ivan Kuznetsov
Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine
Research, Bremerhaven 27570, Germany
Felipe Amorim
Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine
Research, List/Sylt 25992, Germany
H. Christian Hass
Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine
Research, List/Sylt 25992, Germany
Karen H. Wiltshire
Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine
Research, List/Sylt 25992, Germany
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Short summary
This study is dedicated to tidally induced dynamics in the Sylt-Rømø Bight with a focus on the non-linear component. The tidal residual circulation and asymmetric tidal cycles largely define the circulation pattern, transport and accumulation of sediment, and the distribution of bedforms. The newly obtained high-quality bathymetric data supported the use of high-resolution grids (up to 2 m in the intertidal zone) and elaboration of the details of tidal energy transformation in the domain.
This study is dedicated to tidally induced dynamics in the Sylt-Rømø Bight with a focus on the...
