Waves, Tides, and Currents

Non-linear Tidal Distortion in Shallow Well-mixed Estuaries: A Synthesis Freidrichs, C.T. and D.G. Aubrey Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, Vol. 27, pp. 521-545, 1988 WHOI-R-88-018

Use of Radio-controlled Miniature Aircraft for Drifter and Dye Current Studies in a Tidal Inlet Hess, F.R. and D.G. Aubrey Limnol. Oceanogr., Vol. 30, No. 2, pp. 426-431, 1985 WHOI-R-85-002 A commercially available radio-controlled miniature aircraft was modified and deployed as part of a field study of the ebbtidal flow characteristics of a natural, unstructured…

Kinematic and Dynamic Estimates from Electromagnetic Current Meter Data Aubrey, D.G. and J.H. Trowbridge Journal of Geophysical Research, Vol. 90, No. C5, pp. 9137-9146, 1985 WHOI-R-85-006 Comprehensive laboratory measurements and a thorough review of applicable literature show that electromagnetic current meters (manufactured by Marsh-McBurney, Inc.) are adequate for many kinematic measurements but may lead to…

A Continental Shelf Bottom Boundary Layer Model: The Effects of Waves, Currents, and a Moveable Bed Glenn, S.M. Ph.D. Thesis. Massachusetts Institute of Technology/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Joint Program in Oceanographic Engineering, 1 p. (abstract only), 1983 WHOI-X-83-001

Field Intercomparison of Nearshore Directional Wave Sensors Grosskopf, W.G., D.G. Aubrey, M.G. Mattie, and M. Mathiesen Journal of Oceanic Engineering, Vol. OE-8, No. 4, pp. 254-271, 1983 WHOI-R-83-012

A Laser Velocimeter for Use in Coastal Boundary Layer Studies Terry, W.E., W.D. Grant, A.J. Williams III, and L.P. Sanford Oceans ’80, IEEE, New York, pp. 216-219, 1980 WHOI-R-80-026