Articles | Volume 17, issue 6
https://doi.org/10.5194/os-17-1639-2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/os-17-1639-2021
Research article
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11 Nov 2021
Research article |  | 11 Nov 2021

A tidally driven fjord-like strait close to an amphidromic region

Sissal Vágsheyg Erenbjerg, Jon Albretsen, Knud Simonsen, Erna Lava Olsen, Eigil Kaas, and Bogi Hansen

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Interactive discussion

Status: closed

Comment types: AC – author | RC – referee | CC – community | EC – editor | CEC – chief editor | : Report abuse
  • RC1: 'Comment on os-2021-23', Manuel Diez-Minguito, 16 Apr 2021
  • RC2: 'Comment on os-2021-23', Anonymous Referee #2, 11 May 2021
  • RC3: 'Comment on os-2021-23', Anonymous Referee #3, 26 May 2021

Peer review completion

AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision
AR by Sissal Vagsheyg Erenbjerg on behalf of the Authors (20 Jul 2021)  Author's response    Author's tracked changes    Manuscript
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (01 Aug 2021) by Anne Marie Treguier
RR by Anonymous Referee #3 (21 Aug 2021)
RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (15 Sep 2021)
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (18 Sep 2021) by Anne Marie Treguier
AR by Sissal Vagsheyg Erenbjerg on behalf of the Authors (28 Sep 2021)  Author's response    Author's tracked changes    Manuscript
ED: Publish as is (06 Oct 2021) by Anne Marie Treguier
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Short summary
Here, we describe a strait that has narrow and shallow sills in both ends and is close to an amphidromic region. This generates tidally driven flows into and out of the strait, but with very different exchange rates across the entrances in both ends so that it behaves like a mixture between a strait and a fjord. Using a numerical model, we find a fortnightly signal in the net transport through the strait, generated by long-period tides. Our findings are verified by observations.