@article{fdi:010070075,
  title = {{H}igh-resolution numerical modelling of the barotropic tides in the {G}ulf of {G}abes, eastern {M}editerranean {S}ea ({T}unisia)},
  author = {{O}thmani, {A}. and {B}{\'e}jaoui, {B}. and {C}hevalier, {C}rist{\`e}le and {E}lhmaidi, {D}. and {D}evenon, {J}. {L}. and {A}leya, {L}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{A} high-resolution 2{D} barotropic tidal model was developed for the {G}ulf of {G}abes and used to characterise hydrodynamic processes and tidal dynamics. {T}he model is based on the {R}egional {O}cean {M}odelling {S}ystem. {I}t is forced at the open boundaries by the semidiurnal {M}2 and {S}2 astronomical components while meteorological forcing has been neglected. {T}he model results show good agreement with observations confirming that it reproduces the gulf's main tidal characteristics reasonably well. {I}n fact, the simulated semidiurnal tidal components {M}2 and {S}2 generate important sea level variations and coastal currents. {T}idal propagation is directed to the gulf's western sector while tidal resonance occurs in its inner sector where the {M}2 and {S}2 amplitudes are about 50 and 36 cm, respectively. {P}hase maxima (170 185) are located inside {B}oughrara {L}agoon for both the simulated {M}2 and {S}2 tides. {T}he strongest currents are found in shallow coastal regions and at the lagoon's western inlet. {D}uring spring tides, currents are around 10-20 cm s(-1) in the gulf center and up to 50 cm s(-1) inside the lagoon.},
  keywords = {{N}umerical modelling ; {H}ydrodynamics ; {T}ide ; {H}igh resolution ; {G}ulf of {G}abes ; {TUNISIE} ; {MEDITERRANEE} ; {GABES} {GOLFE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{J}ournal of {A}frican {E}arth {S}ciences},
  volume = {129},
  numero = {},
  pages = {224--232},
  ISSN = {1464-343{X}},
  year = {2017},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2017.01.007},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010070075},
}