Observations of a propagating vortex in a tidal current

Authors

J B. Hinwood, Dept of Mechanical Engineering, Monash Uni, Aust.
E. J. McLean, University of WollongongFollow
O. Gould, Dept Mechanical Engineering, Monash Uni, VIC

RIS ID

16190

Publication Details

Hinwood, J. B., McLean, E. J. & Gould, o. (2006). Observations of a propagating vortex in a tidal current. Journal of Coastal Research: an international forum for the littoral sciences, 22 (4), 992-994.

Abstract

While observing the hydrodynamics and geomorphology of the entrance to Burrill Lake, a small estuary on the south coast of New South Wales, Australia, a striking vortex phenomenon was observed. This vortex is described and interpreted.