Scj^ lateral Schmidt number 



SCy vertical Schmidt number 



T temperature or tidal period 



^1' L' 



T, , r characteristic time scales associated with 



time-dependent, wind-driven motion in a shallow sea 



3' <♦ 



'w 



wa 



dv 'e* 



T , T • time scales defined in Table 2.3 



t time 



U vertically-integrated velocity in the x-direction 



u velocity in the x-direction 



u x-velocity at z above the bottom 



u x-velocity at 100 cm above the bottom 



100 -' 



wind velocity in the x-direction 



wave orbital velocity 



u* friction velocity 



u' = u - U/H 



V vertically-integrated velocity in the y-direction 



V velocity in the y-direction 



V y-velocity at z above the bottom 

 V(j deposition velocity 



v^ wind velocity in the y-direction 



v' i V - V/H 



W vector defined in Eq. (3.2) 



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