Abstract
This paper is concerned with the velocity in the boundary layer of an estuary during a tidal cycle; the estuary considered has negligible salinity effect. The problem reduces to solving the usual non-steady boundary layer equations if it is assumed that (a) flow is two-dimensional, with a horizontal bed at any cross-section, and (b) little variation in breadth of the estuary in the boundary layer region. Further, the eddy viscosity is considered constant; thus the boundary layer equations are the same as those for a laminar layer except that they have an enhanced coefficient of viscosity due to turbulence....
Recommended Citation
Abbott, M. R.. 1960. "Boundary layer effects in estuaries." Journal of Marine Research 18, (2). https://elischolar.library.yale.edu/journal_of_marine_research/948