AN ESTIMATION OF TURBULENCE STRESSES IN TIDAL CURRENTS OF HANGZHOU BAY

Based on the momentum equations, the turbulence stresses and eddy viscosities along five sections in Hangzhou Bay are estimated by using the observed data of tidal currents and tides. The coefficient of bottom stresses obtained from the calculation is 0.67×10^-3 on the average and the vertical profiles of the amplitudes of turbulence stresses are almost linear and slight concave downwards, and the phases are deferred continuously from sea-bed. The coefficient of vertical eddy viscosity reaches its maximum at the layer below the mid-depth with a value of about 60 cm²s^-1 on the average.