Distribution of Energy Flux and Dissipation of the Pearl River Estuary[J]. Acta Scientiarum Naturalium Universitatis SunYatseni, 2012,51(1):128-132.DOI:
Based on a 3D hydrodynamic model developed on SELFE
the tidal energy fluxes and dissipation of the Pearl River estuary were discussed. The results showed that the tidal energy flux distribution corresponded to the topography beneath water in the estuary
and the Pearl River estuary can be divided into four zones: LingdingyangHumen zone
Modaomen estuary zone
HuangmaohaiTanjiang zone
and river net zone. There existed a hot spot zone (called “men” in Chinese) with high energy dissipation
about 1~2 order magnitude higher than the nearby water area