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Original Articles

The spectra of point measurements of currents: Their features and their interpretation

Pages 263-284 | Received 07 Jun 1982, Published online: 15 Nov 2010
 

Abstract

Differences in the speed or direction of a harmonic component of the current between ebb and flood, cause a transfer of spectral energy from one tidal band to the others. Cyclic changes in the speed or direction of a component between large and small tides, induce a leakage to neighbouring frequencies. Transient fluctuations, even in a perfectly isotropic flow, have the same effects. As a consequence, the spectral estimates of point measurements of current are not independent.

Résumé

Un changement de direction ou de vitesse d'une composante harmonique durant la transition de flux et de reflux, transporte son énergie dans d'autres bandes de fréquence. Un changement cyclique dans la direction ou la vitesse d'une composante entre les fortes et faibles marées, transporte son énergie dans les fréquences voisines. Des irrégularités temporaires, même dans les écoulements isotropes, ont les mêmes effets. Il s'ensuit que les estimations spectrales des mesures de courant en un point ne sont pas indépendantes.

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