Abstract
The relationship between P (spring tidal prism) and A (throat area below mean sea level) is statistically analysed in terms of 29 tidal inlets or bays along the Huanghai Sea (Yellow Sea) and Bohai Sea coasts. For 15 of these tidal inlets, the best regression equation is A(km2) = 0.845 P(km3)1.20. The analysis shows that C and n are little different from those in the P-A relationship for the inlets of the South China Sea and East China Sea coasts. It is noted that the relationship between P and A is unstable because of the difference in sediment abundance. The study shows that a united P-A relationship can be obtained for the tidal inlets of lagoon type and bay-drowned-valley type, not containing some half-circle shape bays which confront deep water. These half-circle bays do not belong to tidal inlets because they do not have enough sediment abundance and are fairly open.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 229-238 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | China Ocean Engineering |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| State | Published - 1996 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Bohai Sea
- Huanghai Sea ( Yellow Sea)
- P-A relationship
- Tidal inlet
