Tidal dispersion and the horizontal exchange of water between Boston Harbor and the surrounding ocean are examined with a high-resolution (200 m) depth-averaged numerical model. The strongly varying bathymetry and coastline geometry of the harbor generate complex spatial patterns in the modeled tidal currents which are verified by shipboard acoustic Doppler surveys. Lagrangian exchange experiments demonstrate that tidal currents rapidly exchange and mix material near the inlets of the harbor due to asymmetry in the ebb/flood response. -from Authors
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Signell, R. P., & Butman, B. (1992). Modeling tidal exchange and dispersion in Boston Harbor. Journal of Geophysical Research, 97(C10). https://doi.org/10.1029/92jc01429
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