Case Studies - Coastal Lagoons: Ecosystem Processes and Modeling for Sustainable Use and Development - page 381

26.0

N

Wind

24.0

22.0

20.0

(A) Mean
currents

18.0

0.1 m/s

26.0

N

Wind

24.0

22.0

20.0

(B) Currents
at 0.75 m

18.0

0.1 m/s

26.0

N

Wind

24.0

22.0

20.0

(C) Currents
at 4.00 m

18.0

0.1 m/s

18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32

km

FIGURE 9.2.5 (A) Simulated vertically averaged current, (B) Surface layer currents (at
0.75 m), and (C) near-bottom currents (at 4 m), under prevailing southwesterly wind conditions
at 13:00 hrs, May 12, 1989.