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<p>Tropical estuaries play a fundamental role in the preservation of numerous species. They are also regions of sediment and contaminant accumulation, and various tourism and economic activities develop around them. There are few studies on the physical dynamics&#xa0;of tropical estuaries, particularly in the case of Central America. The purpose of this work is to study the dynamics of a tropical estuary; the Santa Elena Bay,&#xa0;through dimensional parameters. This study calculates the vertical eddy viscosity coefficient for Santa Elena Bay on the North Pacific Coast of Costa Rica, using a mathematical model and comparing the results with measurements of residual circulation. To classify the estuary, the methodology proposed by Valle-Levinson (Reg Stud Mar Sci 46:101866, <CitationRef CitationID="CR12">2021</CitationRef>) is used. It is found that the eddy viscosity coefficient in Santa Elena Bay has an order of magnitude of 10<sup>-3</sup>&#xa0;m<sup>2</sup> s<sup>-1</sup>, and the estuary is driven&#xa0;by density gradients and tides.</p>

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Study of the physical dynamics and classification of Santa Elena Bay tropical estuary using mathematical models

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    2025年4月3日

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  • Xiomara Márquez-Artavia,
  • Alexandre Tisseaux-Navarro,
  • Sergio Cambronero-Solano,
  • Jose Mauro Vargas-Hernández,
  • Juan Pablo Salazar-Ceciliano

摘要

Tropical estuaries play a fundamental role in the preservation of numerous species. They are also regions of sediment and contaminant accumulation, and various tourism and economic activities develop around them. There are few studies on the physical dynamics of tropical estuaries, particularly in the case of Central America. The purpose of this work is to study the dynamics of a tropical estuary; the Santa Elena Bay, through dimensional parameters. This study calculates the vertical eddy viscosity coefficient for Santa Elena Bay on the North Pacific Coast of Costa Rica, using a mathematical model and comparing the results with measurements of residual circulation. To classify the estuary, the methodology proposed by Valle-Levinson (Reg Stud Mar Sci 46:101866, 2021) is used. It is found that the eddy viscosity coefficient in Santa Elena Bay has an order of magnitude of 10-3 m2 s-1, and the estuary is driven by density gradients and tides.