@article{97b6e66168f44d3e813b7cc92d8022f4,
title = "Monsoon effects on the residence time of a coastal lagoon in southwestern Taiwan",
abstract = "A three-dimensional, high-resolution numerical model with tide-generating and wind forces was used to simulate a passive tracer to study the water mass flushing rate in a coastal lagoon— Tapeng Bay. Model results show that north–northwesterly monsoons in winter can suppress ebb tidal currents flowing northwestward and concurrently suppress lagoon water exchanges with open shelf water, leading to a poor flushing rate. By contrast, both the westerly and southeasterly prevailing wind conditions in summer allowed lagoon water to mix, producing long-distance motion in the form of tidal residual currents from the southeast toward the northwest of the bay. This wind stress disturbance induced a horizontal mixing of the longitudinal lagoon water and led to greater water mass exchanges between Tapeng Bay and the open shelf. Therefore, tide-generating forces and suitable monsoons crucially influence the residence time of water mass in coastal lagoons.",
keywords = "Coastal lagoon, Monsoon, Residence time, Tidal current, Tidal inlet, Tracer",
author = "Lee, {Hung Jen} and Meng, {Pei Jie} and Chen, {Chung Chi} and Tew, {Kwee Siong}",
note = "Funding Information: Authors would like thank to the Dapeng Bay National Scenic Area Administration , Taiwan, for financially supporting the research under contract No. 93010 . Author HJL is grateful for the kind help of the NMMBA team in the field observations. Author HJL would also like to thank Jim, the General Manager of SIMENVI consulting company providing the help of many field works and the dataset for the numerical model. Funding Information: Authors would like thank to the Dapeng Bay National Scenic Area Administration, Taiwan, for financially supporting the research under contract No. 93010. Author HJL is grateful for the kind help of the NMMBA team in the field observations. Author HJL would also like to thank Jim, the General Manager of SIMENVI consulting company providing the help of many field works and the dataset for the numerical model. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2019 Elsevier Ltd",
year = "2020",
month = feb,
day = "5",
doi = "10.1016/j.ecss.2019.106535",
language = "English",
volume = "233",
journal = "Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science",
issn = "0272-7714",
publisher = "Academic Press Inc.",
}