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The wind effect on the Kaštela Bay current field

The wind effect on the Kaštela Bay current field was analyzed at the synoptic scale. The analyses were based on the data of four current measurement experiments carried out between 1982. and 1990. and respective wind data at the nearby meteorological station Split-Marjan. In order to explain the characteristics of the Kaštela Bay, current field in terms of linear dynamics, two simple dynamic balances (Ekman and viscous) were tested. The results of testing dynamic balances were positive only for the stations in the bay interior. The calculations of the flushing periods gave the values of 5 and 6 days during wind speeds od 10 m/s.

current field; wind; Kaštela Bay; viscous balance; Ekman balance; exchange rate

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