Boundary condition type definition at river point sources

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Eugen
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Boundary condition type definition at river point sources

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Dear all,

I have a problem with tidal forcing on my domain. The tidal amplitudes are too big in semi-closed bays.

How to define a boundary condition type at river point sources (like we have to do for open boundaries), to make the tides propagate?

The image below is a bias in [m]: M2 tidal amplitudes from ROMS results minus the corresponding TPXO focring.

Evgeny Ivanov

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MAST, University of Liege, Belgium

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Tides are only forced at the open boundaries, not at rivers. You'll probably have to do something like increase the bottom drag in those bays. We have a bottom drag that's a function of depth for just such cases.

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#3 Unread post by jivica »

Seems to me that tidal forcing doesn't match :?: :!: at your northern region either, this is where your BC are.
You can have amplification in the the bays, like resonance, and if you are having say 10% wrong BC than that can result with large errors elsewhere, even more in bays like that, sensitive to those periods.

I would check my BC and analysis if were you, then worry about river inlets..

Good luck!

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Ivica

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