Numerical study on tidal currents and seawater exchange in the Benoa Bay, Bali, Indonesia

HENDRAWAN I Gede; ASAI Koji

doi:10.1007/s13131-014-0434-5

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HENDRAWAN I Gede, ASAI Koji. Numerical study on tidal currents and seawater exchange in the Benoa Bay, Bali, Indonesia[J]. Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 2014, 33(3): 90-100. doi: 10.1007/s13131-014-0434-5

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HENDRAWAN I Gede, ASAI Koji. Numerical study on tidal currents and seawater exchange in the Benoa Bay, Bali, Indonesia[J]. Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 2014, 33(3): 90-100. doi: 10.1007/s13131-014-0434-5

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Numerical study on tidal currents and seawater exchange in the Benoa Bay, Bali, Indonesia

doi: 10.1007/s13131-014-0434-5

HENDRAWAN I Gede^1
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ASAI Koji²

1.
Department of Marine Sciences, Faculty of Marine Sciences and Fisheries, Udayana University, Badung-Bali 80361, Indonesia
2.
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Yamaguchi University, Yamaguchi 755-8611, Japan

Received Date: 2012-05-09
Rev Recd Date: 2013-05-06

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Abstract

A three-dimensional (3-D) finite volume coastal ocean model (FVCOM) was used for the study of water circulation and seawater exchange in the Benoa Bay, Bali Island. The M₂ tidal component was forced in open boundary and discharge from six rivers was included in the numerical calculation. The M₂ tidal elevation produced by the FVCOM has a good agreement with the observation data. The M₂ tidal current is also successfully calculated under the ebb tide and flood tide conditions. The non-linear M₂ tidal residual current was produced by the coastline geometry, especially surrounding the narrow strait between the Serangan Island and the Benoa Peninsula. The tidal residual current also generated two small eddies within the bay and one small eddy in the bay mouth. The salinity distribution influenced by river discharge could be successfully calculated, where the numerical calculation and the observation results have a good correlation (r2) of 0.75. Finally in order to examine the seawater exchange in the Benoa Bay, the Lagrangian particle tracking method and calculation of residence time are applied. The mechanism of particle transport to the flushing of seawater is depicted clearly by both methods.
- FVCOM,
- M₂ tidal current,
- M₂ residual current,
- salinity,
- seawater exchange

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