@article{fdi:010068867,
  title = {{M}odelling the tides and their impacts on the vertical stratification over the {S}ofala {B}ank, {M}ozambique},
  author = {{C}hevane, {C}. {M}. and {P}enven, {P}ierrick and {N}ehama, {F}. {P}. {J}. and {R}eason, {C}. {J}. {C}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he {S}ofala {B}ank, a wide shelf located along the central coast of {M}ozambique, hosts tides with high amplitudes. {T}he {R}egional {O}cean {M}odelling {S}ystem ({ROMS}) was used to analyse the tidal currents on the bank and to investigate their effects on the stratification and generation of tidal fronts. {D}uring spring tides, barotropic tidal currents with maximum values ranging from 40 cm s(-1) to 70 cm s(-1) are found on the central bank. {T}he major axis of the tidal ellipses for {M}-2 and {S}-2 follow a cross-shelf direction with mainly anticlockwise rotation. {S}imilar to observations, three distinct regimes occur: (i) a warm well-mixed region on the inner shelf where the depths are < 30 m; (ii) a well-mixed colder region above the shelf edge; and (iii) a stratified region offshore. {T}he model shows that the tides lead to cooling where two criteria are satisfied: the {S}impson and {H}unter parameter log(10)(h/{U}-3) < 3.2 and the depth h > 30 m. {T}he shelf edge of the bank is important for internal tide generation. {T}wo frontal structures result, one offshore between cooler mixed waters and warmer stratified waters and the other in shallow inshore waters, between cooler mixed waters and solar heated mixed waters.},
  keywords = {barotropic tidal currents ; {ROMS} ; sea surface temperature ; shallow seas ; tidal front ; {MOZAMBIQUE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{A}frican {J}ournal of {M}arine {S}cience},
  volume = {38},
  numero = {4},
  pages = {465--479},
  ISSN = {1814-232{X}},
  year = {2016},
  DOI = {10.2989/1814232x.2016.1236039},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010068867},
}