An Introduction to the Tides of Florida's Indian River Lagoon. I. Water Levels
Smith NP. 1987. An Introduction to the Tides of Florida's Indian River Lagoon. I. Water Levels. Florida Scientist. 50(1):49-61
Water level data collected over a 25 year period and from 23 locations, is used to characterize the tides of Florida's Indian River Lagoon. The northernmost station was at Oak Hill and the southern most station located at St. Lucie Inlet. Diurnal and semi-diurnal tide constituent amplitudes decrease rapidly with distance from each of three inlets. Beyond a point 25 kilometers north of Sebastian Inlet, all diurnal and semi-diurnal constituent amplitudes are 1 cm or less and tidal period water level variations account for less than 5% of the total variance. South of Sebastian Inlet, tidal amplitudes increase, and the variance of tidal period water level variations is approximately equal to that of long period fluctuations.Fortnightly and monthly constituent amplitudes are all a few centimeters or less. Semi-annual constituents show considerable variability in amplitude and phase because the data are from different time periods.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Smith, Ned
- Units
- CANA
- Keywords
- Aquatic Sciences, Indian River Estuarine System, Tides